India’s Bhupendra Yadav meets Chinese Special Envoy, Cuban Minister on the sidelines of COP; discusses climate

India’s Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav met China’s Special Envoy for Climate Change Liu Zhenmin and discussed various issues related to the ongoing UN COP30 summit in Brazil.

Yadav also met his Cuban counterpart C Armando Rodriguez Batista and discussed issues related to possible cooperation in the field of renewable energy.

The meetings took place on the sidelines of the COP30 summit here on Wednesday, November 19.

Yadav said in a post on

Regarding his meeting with Cuba’s Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, he said that their discussion focused on possible cooperation in the field of renewable energy.

“As a member of LMDC, Cuba is also a signatory to CDRI (Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure) and ISA (International Solar Alliance), where India provides technical expertise through ISA for solar project development and implementation in Cuba. We discussed further cooperation through these platforms,” ​​Yadav said.

Negotiators from over 190 countries have gathered here for the annual Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

The COP30 summit is taking place from November 10 to 21 in the Brazilian city of Belém in the Amazon region.

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