The Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, President-Designate of COP29, Mukhtar Babayev, met with Shintaro Ito, Japan's Environment Minister, Azernews reports, citing the COP29 official X account.

“The COP29 team met Shintaro Ito, Japan's Environment Minister, to discuss Japan's role in climate finance. Last year, Japan pledged $10 million to the Loss and Damage Fund, a critical part of the global climate finance framework,” reads the statement.