COP26 Regional Ambassador David Moran visits Uzbekistan

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David Moran, COP26 Regional Ambassador for Europe, Central Asia, Turkey and Iran visited Uzbekistan on 7 to 8 October 2021 for pre-COP26 discussions.

During his first official visit in Tashkent after almost 15 years since he left his mission as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Uzbekistan, David Moran met the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Farhod Arziyev, First Deputy Minister for Investments and Foreign Trade Laziz Kudratov, Minister of Energy Alisher Sultanov, Chair of “Yuksalish” Nationwide Movement Bobur Bekmurodov, Deputy General Director of the Center of Hydrometeorological Services under the Ministry of Emergency Situations (Uzhydromet) Firuz Safarov and UNDP who implement the UK government’s Policy Advocacy for Climate Change in Central Asia project.

The discussions were focused on Uzbekistan’s participation in the upcoming 26th United Nations Climate Change conference in Glasgow, Uzbekistan’s Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement and civil society’s role in the climate agenda as well as cooperation on strengthening efforts on tackling climate change in the region.

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Published 14 October 2021