'Prague leads talks on behalf of EU during COP 27': Czech presidency

CAIRO - 8 November 2022: The Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) leads the talks of COP 27 that started on Sunday in Sharm el Sheikh on behalf of the EU as a whole, the Czech presidency said.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Czech presidency said that the event aims at building on the climate goals of COP 26.

The statement highlighted the Egyptian efforts exerted in the event, adding that Egypt shed light on the issues of limiting carbon emissions, adaptation with climate change, avoiding, reducing and handling damages of the harmful impact of the climate change and financing climate work in the developing countries.

Egypt officially took over the presidency of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on Sunday, which will be held until November 18, and is witnessing a wide international participation in the presence of more than 40,000 people representing around 197 countries.