Korea's climate ambassador to join UN climate summit in Turkey as presidential envoy
Korea's ambassador for global climate and environment will attend a U.N. climate summit set to take place in Turkey later this week as a special presidential envoy, the foreign ministry said Monday. Ambassador Kang Kum-sil will join the summit, part of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), set to take place on Wednesday and Thursday in…
Korea's climate ambassador, Kang Kum-sil, will attend the UN climate summit, COP31, in Antalya, Turkey, as a special presidential envoy, the foreign ministry announced. The summit, part of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, will take place on Wednesday and Thursday. Kang, who was appointed ambassador in January and previously served as justice minister, will discuss Seoul's commitment to combat climate change and its strategies for electrification and decarbonization.
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