France welcomes Armenia`s decision to host COP17

ArmInfo.France has welcomed the decision to hold COP17 in Armenia.

"France welcomes Armenia's hosting of the next Conference of the  Parties (COP 17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in  2026. France strongly supported this decision, which was voted on by  the Parties to the CBD at COP 16 in Cali. France stands alongside  Armenia to make this future COP a success," the French Foreign  Ministry said in a statement.

On October 31, during the 16th meeting of the Conference of the  Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Armenia was  elected as the host country of the 17th meeting of the Conference of  the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17).

This election reaffirms the growing confidence of the international  community towards Armenia as an important stakeholder in global  environmental processes. Armenia is entrusted the responsible mission  of consolidating and promoting the international efforts under the  Convention on Biodiversity to contribute to addressing current  environmental challenges faced by the humanity.

The 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) will be held in Yerevan in  2026.

The UN Convention on Biological Diversity is one of the three global  environmental conventions, which regulates the efforts of the  international community in the areas of environmental sustainability,  biodiversity conservation, restoration and sustainable use of natural  resources. The Conferences of the Parties under the Convention are  among the biggest environmental gatherings. During these biennial  Conferences the states parties work towards elaboration of mechanisms  for implementation of the Convention and assuming new commitments in  that regard. The civil society, in particular representatives of  non-governmental organizations, indigenous peoples, academic  community, women's organizations, youth and private sector actively  participate in the Conferences of the Parties.