Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen has on Sunday evening (local time) in New York at a meeting with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres reiterates that he supports its commitment in the fight against the climate crisis. Guterres hosts the UN climate summit on Monday at the Van der Dial with environment minister Maria Patek will attend.
The Federal President informed this loudly Presidency through his “Climate Ambition” initiative, which has meanwhile been signed by 34 heads of state and government from different continents. Guterres have that Federal President expressly thanked for it, said a spokesman afterwards WHAT With.
The Federal President In an interview with journalists, he was pleased to see that the UN Secretary General is seriously grappling with the problem. With a lasting effect: “It is becoming more and more difficult for politicians to ignore the climate development. The pressure is increasing to do more and more quickly.”
Van der Bellen praises youth focus
Positive hob there Federal President in the conversation on Sunday also the focus on youth. On Saturday in New York that of Guterres initiated “Youth Climate Summit” under the motto “Young People at the Front Lines” took place next to the Federal President The Austrian youth delegate and “Fridays For Future activist” Anika Dafert also took part.
The 17-year-old was with the Federal Chancellor on Sunday evening Brigitte Bierlein, Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg and Environment Minister Patek also when talking to Guterres with it.
Vienna as an important location
Wien should continue to remain “a strong UN location with a strong leader at the top”, wished the Federal President also in conversation with Guterres.
Foreign minister Schallenberg recalled “that next year will not be just 75 years ONE, but also 65 years of Austrian membership in the UN and 60 years of participation in UN peacekeeping “.
The Chancellor emphasized as the head of the current Transitional governmentthat Austria remain an active and reliable partner in multilateral cooperation. “Austria has proudly been the seat of the United Nations. Striving to build diplomatic bridges is a good Austrian tradition, “he said Small beer fest.
Before the climate summit, the Federal President On Monday morning you can also attend a meeting entitled “Alliance for Rainforests”. The rainforest meeting was organized by France, Chile and Colombia convened.
Next to the Chilean President Sebastian Piñera and his Colombian counterpart Ivan Duque will too Of France president Emmanuel Macron and Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel attend the event.
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