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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

Azerbaijan accused of hypocrisy after calling for Cop29 global truce

Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev, watches a military parade
Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev, watches a military parade in Nagorno-Karabakh after an offensive displaced 100,000 ethnic Armenians from the disputed territory last year. Photograph: President of the Republic Of Azerbaijan/Reuters

The host country of this year’s UN climate summit, Azerbaijan, has been accused of hypocrisy in calling for a global truce to coincide with the conference taking place.

Azerbaijan holds the presidency of the Cop29 summit, which will take place in its capital, Baku, from 11 November for two weeks. Heads of government from around the world are expected and more than 180 countries are likely to be represented.

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