Erdogan’s dissatisfaction and his unexpected return to Turkey

Without giving any initial explanation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan decided to return to Turkey and not travel to the United Kingdom for the UN Climate Summit.

As broadcast by the NTV television network, the Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that it decided not to participate in the COP26 international conference in Glasgow, since Britain did not fulfill the requests of the Turkish side regarding the security arrangements.

“After our demands were not met, we decided not to go to Glasgow”, Erdogan told reporters during a flight from Rome to Turkey, according to a response from the Athens News Agency.

COP26: Putin will address a videotaped message to the conference

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin will address a taped message at the COP26 conference in Glasgow, the Kremlin announced today, but the world’s fourth-largest leader is not expected to address most of the greenhouse gas emissions. directly to the participants.

Russia announced on October 20 that Putin would not attend the conference. His absence, as well as that of Chinese President Xi Jinping, was seen by many as a blow to the prospect of significant progress in the talks.

Moscow had said at the time that it would try to find a way for Putin to speak via video link, but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov said today that this would not be possible.

“It is impossible for him to participate (in the meetings) in Glasgow “via video conference,” Peshkov told reporters. “Once again, a conference on forestry and land use management will be held in Glasgow as part of the Climate Change Conference, and the president has already recorded a message for the conference participants.”

Peshkov said Putin had addressed climate-related issues at the G20 summit over the weekend, which he also attended via video link.

“The international community must continue to work for the climate beyond COP26”

The UN Climate Summit COP26 “This is not the end of the road race to tackling climate change,” National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said today, adding that the international community must continue to work on the issue for the rest of this decade.

From Air Force One before US President Joe Biden arrived in Glasgow, Sullivan told reporters: “It is also crucial for us to recognize that work must continue when everyone returns from Glasgow.”

“We can not afford to give up [την προσπάθεια] “In terms of making significant progress and building significant momentum here, but this is not the end of the road race,” said the US National Security Adviser.

You may also like