
First Lady Erdoğan, who visited the museum with the leaders' wives and guests, cut the ribbon and opened the museum.
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Spouses of heads of state and government in Antalya within the scope of COP31 attended the zero waste museum opened by First Lady Erdoğan. Zero Waste Foundation President Samed Ağırbaş gave information about waste prevention and recycling processes.
First Lady Erdoğan came to the museum, where she will be opening, with the spouses of some heads of state and government who were in Antalya for COP31. First Lady Erdoğan, who opened the museum by cutting the ribbon designed from waste fabric pieces and lace, toured the museum with the leaders' wives and guests. First Lady Erdoğan and her leading spouses examined the areas in the museum where the historical development of zero waste practices, the environmental effects of waste, recycling processes, protection of natural resources and reuse processes were explained. Zero Waste Foundation President Samed Ağırbaş gave information to First Lady Erdoğan and the guests about the processes of preventing waste generation and recycling the resulting waste.
At the end of the trip, First Lady Erdoğan took a photo with the leaders' wives and guests in front of the 'digital tree', where the importance of protecting nature was emphasized. Representatives of environmentally sensitive non-governmental organizations and young people showed great interest in the opening program. The opening ceremony was attended by the wife of the President of Mauritania, Mariem Dah, the wife of the President of Palau, Valerie Whipps, the wife of the Head of Government of Burundi, Francine Ntakarutimana, the wife of the Prime Minister of Eswatini, Philile Dlamini, the wife of the Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, Veronica Ruala Waletofea, the wife of the President of the Maldives, Sajidha Mohamed, the wife of the Prime Minister of the National Unity Government of the Libyan State, Amina El-Dilawi, and her daughter, Estabrak Abdulhamid Al Dibeybe, of the State of Pahang, Malaysia. Sultan's wife Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, Azerbaijani President's daughter Leyla Aliyeva and daughter-in-law Alyona Aliyeva, and members of the UN Zero Waste High-Level Personalities Advisory Board attended.

In his written statement evaluating the COP31 Climate Summit held in Antalya, President Erdoğan stated that he supported the Climate Implementation Bridge initiative, the 35x35 Global Electrification Commitment and emphasized the necessity of making the 1.5°C target achievable.

President Erdoğan made a written statement regarding the COP31 Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties Leaders Summit held in Antalya. In his statement, he touched upon a new mechanism for climate finance, global electrification commitment, early warning systems and the Türkiye-Australia partnership. He emphasized the need to make the 1.5°C target achievable.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan announced that the COP31 Leaders Summit held in Antalya was completed. The summit, chaired and hosted by Türkiye, was evaluated within the framework of strengthening international cooperation and achieving concrete results in the fight against the climate crisis.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan announced that the COP31 Leaders Summit held in Antalya was completed. The summit, chaired and hosted by Türkiye, was evaluated within the framework of strengthening international cooperation and achieving concrete results in the fight against climate change. Fidan referred to President Erdoğan's words of respect for nature and congratulated the officials who contributed to the realization of the organization.

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