In recent years, Azerbaijan’s international integration has increasingly followed a clearly defined strategic formula built on four core pillars: multi-vector diplomacy, connectivity and transport expansion, energy and green transition diplomacy, and active multilateral engagement.

The United Nations confirmed on Tuesday that it had received notification from Washington regarding its withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement, a major campaign promise made by US President Donald Trump, News.az reports citing foreign media.

On January 20, 2025, just a day after his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO). Framing the decision as an issue of fairness, Trump pointed to what he described as disproportionate financial contributions between the U.S. and other nations, particularly China. The move, however, has sparked widespread concerns about its implications for global health governance and international cooperation.

On his first day in office, newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from the Paris climate change agreement, joining Iran, Libya, and Yemen in this decision, News.az reports citing foreign media.

Decisions to be made at COP29 in Baku will be essential to guide the transition from the first to the second decade of the Paris Agreement, said Yalchin Rafiyev, COP29 Lead Negotiator, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister.

A panel discussion titled “Coordinating objectives: National contributions that are feasible and ready for investment” was held as part of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, News.Az reports.

In Baku, the preliminary meeting for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – Pre COP29 – has kicked off.

The upcoming COP29 climate conference in Baku will serve as a crucial test for both the Paris Agreement and the principles of multilateralism, COP29 President-designate Mukhtar Babayev said on Thursday.