Mawlawi Matiualhaq Khalis, the Director General of the National Environmental Protection Agency, met with Ruslan Idelgriff, the Special Representative of Russia in the climate change department, in Azerbaijan.
The head of the National Environmental Protection Agency stated during this meeting that the Islamic Emirate is committed to implementing the goals of international environmental conventions and that the participation of the Afghanistan delegation in regional and global climate change meetings should be facilitated.
Expressing his concern about the suspended environmental projects in Afghanistan, Mr. Khalis added that climate change is a global challenge and that joint efforts should be made to address it.
Meanwhile, the Special Representative of Russia in the climate change department assured continued cooperation in resuming the suspended environmental projects in Afghanistan and in facilitating the participation of the Islamic Emirate’s delegation in climate change meetings.