Negotiation Circles: Australia Agrees with Turkey as Venue for Next UN Climate Conference - Turkey secures COP31 hosting rights after Australia withdraws bid
Turkey will host the next UN climate conference, COP31, after Australia agreed to step aside. The event is set to take place in Antalya, following a dispute over the original location. A final decision on the hosting rights must be confirmed by Friday.
The agreement was reached during a meeting in Belém, led by Jochen Flasbarth, Germany’s State Secretary for the Environment. He later called the deal 'innovative' and 'extraordinary', as Turkey and Australia, despite their geographical distance, belong to the same regional group.
The conference will now move forward in Antalya, pending final confirmation. Officials must submit the remaining terms of the agreement before the Friday cutoff. This marks the first time Turkey will host a major UN climate summit.
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