Baghdad President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, received today, Wednesday, at Al-Salam Palace in Baghdad, the US Ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski.
The US Ambassador delivered to the President of the Republic a written message from the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Affairs John Kerry regarding the Climate Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh “COP 27”, which is scheduled to start early next month and affirming the pacts concluded at the Glasgow Climate Summit and the goals of the Paris climate agreement.
The letter expressed the United States’ happiness to work with Iraq on the issue of climate, along with other partners, in order to find common points to achieve the desired goals in protecting the environment and ensuring the future of the Earth and future generations.
For his part, the President of the Republic stressed that the phenomenon of climate change has become a global crisis that everyone suffers from, and members of the international community must unite in order to address severe climate changes and work hard to protect the environment, noting that Iraq is looking forward strongly to engaging in efforts to confront the phenomenon of climate change as the country is one of the countries most affected by climate conditions and their effects on the environment, economy and life.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
