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Türkiye go host COP31 afta deal wit Australia
Di Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, tok say di Climate Change Minister, Chris Bowen, go be di COP President for di Negotiations, with Türkiye hosting di conference and di COP Presidency.
Türkiye go host COP31 afta deal wit Australia
Old picture: Turkey President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, dey talk for one main meeting for di COP29 UN Climate Summit, November 12, 2024, for Azerbaijan. / AP
20 Novemba 2025

Türkiye go host next year COP31 climate summit for Antalya, wey be Mediterranean resort city, after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announce say Canberra don withdraw their bid.

'Wetin dem don agree na say (Climate Change Minister) Chris Bowen, Australia, go be COP President for Negotiations.'

'Di conference and di COP Presidency go waka go Türkiye, and dem go hold pre-COP meeting wey go focus especially on climate financing for di Pacific, the Pacific Resilience Facility, as dem dey lead up to COP next year wey go hold for di Pacific,' Albanese tell the Australian public broadcaster ABC Radio Perth.

He call the agreement 'big win for both Australia and Türkiye'.

'Rule for climate conferences na say dem gats make decision by consensus,' e yarn. 'If e no be consensus, e for don go Bonn for Germany.'