Exclusive-Moldova volunteers to run COP29 climate summit, Serbia also mulls bid -sources


  • World
  • Thursday, 07 Dec 2023

A general view of a round table on the commercialisation of Hydrogen at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

DUBAI (Reuters) -Moldova has put itself forward as a candidate for the presidency of next year's U.N. climate summit and Serbia is also considering throwing its hat in the ring, according to people familiar with the matter and a document seen by Reuters.

The two countries' proposals are an attempt to resolve a geopolitical spat that has left the COP29 event without a host.

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