<a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/sheikh-mohamed-bin-zayed/" target="_blank">President Sheikh Mohamed</a> called for global action to tackle climate change as he met world leaders at the Cop29 summit in Baku. In comments on social media, he said the world leaders "reiterated the importance of ongoing collective action to address climate change". "The UAE remains committed to working with the international community to build upon the outcomes of previous climate conferences, including the historic UAE Consensus delivered at Cop28, towards a more sustainable future for all," he added. He held meetings with Turkish President <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/recep-tayyip-erdogan/" target="_blank">Recep Tayyip Erdogan</a> and <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/hungary/" target="_blank">Hungary's</a> Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as well as Zeljka Cvijanovic, a member of the presidency of <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/bosnia-and-herzegovina/" target="_blank">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a>, and Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. Sheikh Mohamed discussed co-operation on clean energy, sustainability and climate action, as well as ways to further develop those ties with each leader. Later on Tuesday, during the opening ceremony of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Sheikh Mohamed on the historic UAE Consensus achieved during Cop28 and thanked the UAE for supporting Baku. Mr Aliyev said his aim at this year's climate conference is to find agreement between developing and developed countries. He stressed his appreciation of multilateralism and cross-culturalism, noting that at least 72,000 participants from more than 196 countries have registered to attend. During his visit, which ended as Sheikh Mohamed left shortly after 4pm on Tuesday, he also hosted a dinner for <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/jordan/" target="_blank">Jordan</a>'s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah. Talks at Cop29 are intended to be the bridge between the UAE Consensus agreed on at Cop28 in Dubai last year – the aims include trebling clean energy by 2030 – and countries coming forward with concrete plans to fulfil the pledge before Cop30 in Brazil next year. About 100 heads of state and government are expected to visit Azerbaijan’s capital, after the UAE handed over the Cop presidency on Monday.
