Friday 23 September 2016

UN chief declares full support for COP22 event in Marrakech



New York, (IINA) – The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon declared his full support for the success of the 22nd Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22), be held in Marrakech, Morocco in November, World News reported quoting Moroccan foreign minister.
“Ban Ki-moon will be present. He gives his full support for the success of the COP22,” said Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar on Thursday, who was speaking at a press conference, held on the sidelines of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
He also said that the Marrakech Conference will be a “major turning point,” that will contribute to the development of a structured and detailed agenda of action to address climate change, humanity’s greatest environmental threat.
Mezouar, who is also president of the COP22, noted, in this regard, that Morocco is determined more than ever to contribute to this collective awareness to save the planet.

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