Egypt chairs Group of 77 and China coordinative climate change meeting

Egypt chaired the coordinative meeting of the foreign affairs and environment ministries of The Group of 77 and China, which took place in Cairo last Friday and Saturday, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. The ministeries discussed their respective country’s position and role in combating climate change. This came ahead of the Conference of the Parties 24 (COP 24) meeting, which is scheduled between 2-14 December in Poland, and will be laying down a course of action for developing countries who are parties in the Paris Agreement. The G77 group handed over its chairmanship to Egypt last January.