Iran to have ‘active presence’ at COP 28 summit, official
says 

Iran will have an “effective and active presence” at the
28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 28) which is set to be held
in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an official with the country’s Natural
Resources and Watershed Management Organization said. 

“Our effective and active presence
[at COP28] could give us this opportunity to express our opinions and play a
key role in the final statement of the event,” Hamidreza Soleimani said.

He added, “We can incorporate our interests incorporate into
the statement.”

COP 28 is the moment when global leaders can regain momentum
on climate change, make the necessary pivot from negotiations to
implementation, and get moving on the massive transformation that must take
place throughout all sectors of society to address the climate emergency,
Soleimani said. 

COP28 is this year’s crucial UN climate summit, the 28th
Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC).

It will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from
November 30 to December 12, 2023. The venue for the summit is Expo City Dubai,
a site in the south of the city first built for the World Expo 2020.

The meeting will bring together the 198 signatories to the
convention, which meet every year to discuss efforts to limit climate change
and adapt to its effects. All UN member states plus the European Union are
parties to the UNFCCC.