Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Azerbaijan to participate in the World Leaders Climate Action Summit beginning at COP29 in Baku on Tuesday.

Minister of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan Vugar Valeh oglu Mustafayev received him at the airport.

The Prime Minister is accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar Minister, Minister of  Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi along with senior officials.

The Prime Minister will address the Summit on Wednesday.

He will also attend several high-level events on the sidelines of the Summit and hold bilateral meetings with world leaders.

Several events and roundtable discussions hosted by Pakistan will also take place at the Pakistan Pavilion during COP29.

At the COP29, Pakistan will call for balanced and ambitious progress on all issues such as loss and damage, adaptation, mitigation and means of implementation. It will seek predictable financing to address developing countries' climate goals.