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Egypt lays groundwork to host COP27

Cairo is already busy solidifying international support for this year's UN climate conference to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh.
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CAIRO — Cairo has recently stepped up its efforts to attract international support for the 2022 Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh in November.

In a Feb. 1 virtual meeting with Egyptian ambassadors abroad, Egypt’s foreign minister and COP27 President-designate Sameh Shoukry called on the envoys to start preparations for the conference.

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