Egypt: About 90 heads of state confirmed for climate summit

Egypt: About 90 heads of state confirmed for climate summit

Cairo will host COP27 talks from Nov 6 to 18 in Sharm El Sheikh

General view of hotels, banks and office buildings by the Nile River as Egypt prepares to host the COP27 summit in Egypt. — Reuters file

By Reuters Published: Mon 3 Oct 2022, 9:09 PM Last updated: Mon 3 Oct 2022, 9:36 PM

About 90 heads of state have confirmed attendance at November's COP27 climate negotiations in Egypt where they will address issues including energy transition and food security at opening sessions, a senior Egyptian official said on Monday.

"We've received a large number of confirmations from around the world, I think the last count was about 90 heads of state but the numbers keep coming in," said Wael Aboulmagd, special representative for the COP27 presidency, without mentioning specific countries.

"What we've decided is that our heads of state section will not be a traditional plenary-only type of affair, but rather there will be six roundtables ... for heads of state to actually engage in a discussion on the issue at hand."

Egypt is taking over the presidency of the UN climate talks from Britain, and will host the talks from November 6 to 18 in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm