Leaders from 102 countries on 6 continents are in Antalya

In addition to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, 102 leaders from 95 countries will attend the summit. In addition to President Erdoğan, UN Secretary-General Guterres and COP31 President, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum will make speeches at the opening program. In the program, Fire of Anatolia will perform folk dances from seven regions of Türkiye in a single choreography. The "APPLICATION BOP" message that Türkiye has been saying from the beginning will be explained to the world with an effective film. The summit song "Let's COP" will also be presented to the leaders.

For the first time, Türkiye is hosting the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the world's most important organization in the fight against climate change. The summit, which will be held at the COP31 Area in Antalya between 9-20 November, brings together 196 countries party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the European Union.

102 LEADERS FROM 6 CONTINENTS

The COP31 Leaders Summit, the most important event of COP31, will be held today, hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in Anadolu, the largest general assembly hall in the Blue Zone of the COP31 Area in Antalya. 102 leaders from 95 countries on 6 continents are expected to attend the summit. In the program, which is expected to start at 12.00, President Erdoğan and COP31 President Murat Kurum, as well as UN Secretary General Guterres, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Brazilian President and COP30 President Lula Da Silva will make speeches.

ANATOLIAN FIRE and ZERO WASTE ON STAGE…

In the program, videos and special clips prepared by Türkiye for COP31 will be shown. Fire of Anatolia will present a show that combines the folk dances of Türkiye's 7 geographical regions in a single choreography. The show will introduce Anatolia's cultural diversity to world leaders with the message of "diversity in unity". The show will open with dances from the Teke region of the Mediterranean Region, where Antalya is the host city, and will close with all regions meeting in halay. The show will tell about Zero Waste, the theme of the first day of the Leaders Summit. The official song of COP31, "Let's Cop", will be played during the ceremony.

WHICH COUNTRIES PARTICIPATE AT THE LEADING LEVEL?

To COP31, at the leadership level, Austria, the United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Finland, Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Montenegro, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, North Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Malta, Moldova, Norway, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Ukraine, Botswana, Burundi, Algeria, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Zimbabwe, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates, China, Indonesia, Armenia, Palestine, South Korea, Georgia, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government, Iran, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, There will be participation from Lebanon, Maldives, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Australia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Niue, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Tuvalu.