PM Shehbaz Leaves for Türkiye to Attend COP-31 Leaders’ Summit

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has left for Antalya, Türkiye, on a three-day visit to attend the Leaders’ Summit of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP-31) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Delegation

The prime minister is accompanied by Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi and PPP leader Sherry Rehman.

Programme

The prime minister will address the Leaders’ Summit on Wednesday, November 11. He will also attend a High-Level Roundtable convened by the COP-31 Presidency on the sidelines of the summit, and hold bilateral meetings with Turkish leadership and several other world leaders.

Pakistan’s Message

The prime minister will urge global action on the threat climate change poses to the planet. He will highlight Pakistan’s rapid solarisation and expansion of renewable energy capacity as part of a cleaner, more resilient economy. He will also describe Pakistan’s efforts to strengthen disaster preparedness and early-warning systems, and call for “predictable, adequate and accessible climate finance” for developing countries.