Azerbaijan Accused of Exploiting COP29 for Political Gain

Feeling excluded from directly participating in the upcoming COP29 climate conference starting November 11 inBaku, Armenian environmental organizations have issued a statement urging participants to speak up about Azerbaijan’s rights and environmental protection records. The statement, issued by the Yerevan-based non-governmental organization Ecolur and signed by over 50 other Armenian entities, accuses the Azerbaijani government of using COP29 to craft a “greenwashing” narrative designed to obscure rights abuses and conceal alleged…