Azerbaijan continues to pursue inclusive and sustainable development, President Ilham Aliyev said in his address to the participants of the 82nd session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, held a meeting with Gwi-Yeop Son, UNDCO Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia.

Discussions on the role of education and scholarships in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals were held as part of the 29th Session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29).

Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Economy Sahib Mammadov met with Gwi Yeop Son, Regional Director of the UN Development Cooperation Office for Europe and Central Asia.

The analytical-information portal News.Az continues its series of articles, interviews and videos entitled "COP29 Baku". As part of this series, we will be posting interviews with and videos of prominent climate and environmental experts. Our guest today is Volker Sick, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Mechanical Engineering; DTE Energy Professor of Advanced Energy Research; Director, Global CO2 Initiative; Faculty Director, Center for Entrepreneurship College of Engineering, University of Michigan.