President Mnangagwa meets Azerbaijan counterpart

Kuda Bwititi in Baku, Azerbaijan

SADC chair President Mnangagwa has met his Azerbaijan counterpart President Ilham Aliyev in a high-

level engagement that will bolster the country’s engagement and reengagement agenda.

The two leaders met this afternoon, at the Baku Olympic Stadium, which is the main venue for the 29th

United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as the Conference of the Parties (COP29).

Speaking soon after the meeting, President Mnangagwa said as developing countries, Zimbabwe and Azerbaijan have a lot in common.

As the chairperson of SADC, President Mnangagwa is expected to play a prominent role at COP29.

In the SADC region and around the world, the impact of climate change is intensifying, with the most vulnerable people hardest hit.

COP29 is expected to see developed nations increasing financing to developing countries to mitigate against the effects of climate change.