Ethiopia, UK Discuss Climate Cooperation and COP32 Preparations

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Kadir Moustapha
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Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos, left, shakes hands with British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on the sidelines of COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, November 12, 2026. Photo: Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos, left, shakes hands with British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on the sidelines of COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, November 12, 2026. Photo: Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

By : Kadir Moustapha

ANTALYA, Türkiye, Nov 12 — Ethiopia and Britain discussed strengthening climate cooperation and preparations for next year’s COP32 summit in Addis Ababa during talks on Thursday, Ethiopia’s foreign ministry said.

Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos, the COP32 president-designate, and Finance Minister Fitsum Assefa, the summit’s chief negotiator, met British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on the sidelines of the COP31 United Nations climate conference in Antalya.

Gedion outlined Ethiopia’s ongoing climate efforts and stressed the importance of cutting emissions that drive climate change, the ministry said in a statement.

Ethiopian and British delegations, led by Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, hold talks on climate cooperation and preparations for COP32, on the sidelines of COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, November 12, 2026. Photo: Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ethiopian and British delegations, led by Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, hold talks on climate cooperation and preparations for COP32, on the sidelines of COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, November 12, 2026. Photo: Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Miliband reaffirmed Britain’s readiness to support Ethiopia’s priorities and preparations for COP32, according to the Ethiopian account.

Addis Ababa is scheduled to host COP32 from Nov. 8 to 19, 2027, bringing international climate negotiations to Ethiopia.

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