Over 165 countries expected to attend signing ceremony for Paris climate agreement
Dushanbe, 22.04.2016. /NIAT “Khovar”/. More than 165 UN member states are expected to attend a high-level signing ceremony for Paris climate agreement, including an estimated 60 heads of state and heads of government, a UN spokesman said here Thursday. It was reported by Xinhua news agency.
“This would set a record for countries signing an international agreement on a single day”, — Stephane Dujarric said at a daily news briefing.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will host the signing ceremony for the Paris Agreement on Climate Change on Friday at United Nations Headquarters in New York, he said.
“Thirteen countries have indicated that they will submit their instruments of ratification”, — the spokesman said.
The closing ceremony will start at around 6 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) featuring remarks by the secretary-general as well as the past, current and incoming Presidencies of the Conferences of Parties, he added.
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