President of Maldives: COP28 will result in Paris Climate Agreement Progress

President of Maldives: COP28 will result in Paris Climate Agreement Progress

DUBAI, 18th May 2023 (WAM) -- The President of the Republic of the Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, expressed optimism that the upcoming COP28 conference will foster significant strides in implementing the Paris Climate Agreement's objectives.

This sentiment was shared during his reception of Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, during an official visit she made as the head of a delegation from the Ministry, which included Dr Mohammed Al Hammadi, Assistant Undersecretary for the Biological Diversity and Aquatic Sector, alongside other officials.

During the meeting, the President of the Maldives discussed with Almheiri ways to enhance cooperation between his country and the UAE in the field of climate action and enhancing joint food security, in addition to discussing collaboration to ensure the success of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) hosted by the UAE this year. On her part, Almheiri stressed the importance of the distinctive initiatives that the Maldives takes to combat climate change.

Mariam Almheiri's official visit to the Maldives witnessed the expansion of cooperation between the two countries in the field of enhancing food security through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), where food