Foreign Minister and President Designate of the 27th session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) Sameh Shoukry conferred on Thursday 25/8/2022 with Danish Minister of Climate and Energy and Public Utilities Dan Jannik Jorgensen on a set of issues relevant to climate action and ongoing preparations for the UN climate conference (COP27), due to be held in Sharm El Sheikh in November.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ambassador Ahmed Hafez said Shoukry expressed his appreciation for the Danish minister’s visit to Egypt, which backs the Egyptian presidency to COP27 and reflects its commitment towards exerting all possible efforts to enhance climate action.
The Egyptian diplomat also praised Denmark’s hosting of the ministerial meeting on implementing pledges on the climate in May, noting that this meeting provided an opportunity for Egypt, as head of COP27, to clearly get briefed on all aspects related to climate issues, added the spokesman.
The spokesman also noted that the meeting covered Egypt’s vision regarding the various issues tabled on the agenda of the conference especially those pertaining to climate change and means of alleviating its negative impact, funding of climate issues in a way that helps make the conference come up with tangible results at various levels.
Source: State Information Service Egypt