Ethiopia prepares for COP32 with the UK
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Horn Diplomat
Ethiopia and the UK discussed strengthening climate cooperation and preparations for COP32, due to be held in Addis Ababa in November 2027. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos presented his country’s climate priorities, according to the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry.
Ethiopia and the UK discussed strengthening climate cooperation and preparations for COP32, due to be held in Addis Ababa in 2027, during a meeting on Thursday 12 November on the sidelines of COP31 in Antalya, according to the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry.
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos, president-designate of COP32, and Finance Minister Fitsum Assefa, the summit’s chief negotiator, met British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband. Gedion Timothewos presented Ethiopia’s climate efforts and stressed the need to reduce emissions responsible for climate change, while Ed Miliband reaffirmed the UK’s readiness to support Ethiopia’s priorities and preparations, according to the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry.
COP32 is due to be held in Addis Ababa from 8 to 19 November 2027, according to the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry. The meeting comes after Ethiopia began efforts to mobilise partners for the 2027 COP32.
