Egypt's FM to participate in Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week presenting outcomes of COP 27

CAIRO – 15 January 2023: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry is heading Sunday to the UAE to take part in Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, as he is a main speaker in a session scheduled for Monday on the outcomes of COP 27, which was hosted by Egypt in Sharm El Sheikh last November.

On the sidelines, Minister Shokry will meet with ministers and senior officials working in the field of climate change to exchange views on climate issues, and COP 27 outcomes. He will also do interviews with Gulf, Arab, and international media, the ministry announced in a press statement.

UAE President Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan pledged in November that his country, which will host COP 28 in 2023 in Dubai, will focus on implementation and prepare a report, which will be the first of its kind, on the progress rate of accomplishing the goals of Paris Agreement.

Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan underscored, in his speech at COP 27 opening session in Sharm El Sheikh, that the UAE is implementing a plan to generate 100 GW of renewable energy.

Nevertheless, the chief of state insisted that oil and gas are still indispensable, saying that oil and gas in the UAE are among the world’s least carbonized.