The opening ceremony of the leaders’ summit held as part of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) took place at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex in Yerevan.
The Information and Public Relations Department of the Armenian Prime Minister’s Office announced this in a statement.
The event began with a welcome ceremony for the heads of state, government and international organisations attending the summit. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Vahagn Khachaturyan welcomed UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, President of the autonomous region of Zanzibar Hussein Ali Mwinyi, Speaker of Algeria’s Council of the Nation Azzouz Nasri, and Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie Louise Mushikiwabo.
Environment Minister Hambardzum Matevosyan welcomed the other heads of delegations attending the summit.
The formal opening ceremony of the leaders’ summit then took place.
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