PHOTOS: PM Barzani meets King Charles, other world leaders at COP28

Kurdistan 24 2023/12/01 17:00

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) shaking hands with King Charles of the United Kingdom, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: KRG)

The prime minister was welcomed by United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Kurdistan Masrour Barzani COP28 Climate change

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Friday met with several world senior officials and leaders on the sidelines of the 28th UN Climate Conference’s (COP28) opening ceremony in Dubai.

The prime minister was welcomed by United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) shaking hands with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: KRG)

Barzani met with several top leaders, including King Charles of the United Kingdom, French President Emmanuel Macron, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Jordan’s King Abdullah, and Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, among several other important heads of state.

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) shaking hands with French President Emmanuel Macron, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: KRG)

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: KRG)

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (center) meets with Jordan's King Abdullah, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) shaking hands with Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: KRG) — Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) shaking hands with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) shaking hands with President of Egypt, Abdelfattah Elsisi, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: KRG) — Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) shaking hands with Egyptian President Abdelfattah Elsisi, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) shaking hands with President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: KRG) — Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) shaking hands with President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) shaking hands with John Kerry, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) meeting with Tony Blair, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) shaking hands with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: KRG)

Yesterday, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani arrived in Dubai and underlined he is "pleased to return to the UAE to join the global conversation in COP28."

"Failure to act is not an option. We, as a people and an integral part of our region, must play a part."

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani also joined the COP28 conference at the official invitation of host country United Arab Emirates.

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (2-R) with Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo: KRG)

The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as the Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC or COP28, is the 28th United Nations Climate Change conference, taking place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, 2023, at Expo City in Dubai.