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Marianna Mkrtchyan

The UN Secretary-General arrived in Yerevan

The UN Secretary-General arrived in Yerevan

ArmInfo. Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan welcomed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at Zvartnots International Airport. This was reported by the Armenian government's press service.

The UN Secretary-General arrived in Armenia to participate in the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17).

As previously reported by the UN press service, during his visit, the Secretary-General will hold bilateral meetings with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The UN chief will address the opening ceremony of the leaders' summit. Guterres will remind meeting participants that the world is being rocked by conflicts and natural disasters.

He will note that biodiversity conservation is not an isolated issue, emphasizing the interconnectedness of crises: progress in resolving each depends on success in overcoming the others. Addressing governments and representatives of the financial community, he will call on everyone to act urgently – as the current moment demands.

Joined by COP17 President Hambardzum Matevosyan, Armenian Minister of Environment, and Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Guterres will participate in a press event to launch the "State of Action on Biodiversity" report. - the first global assessment of the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

The Secretary-General will also hold meetings and discussions with civil society representatives, including youth organizations.

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