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Herzog’s planned trip to UN climate confab in Baku canceled due to ‘security considerations’

By Sue Surkes 16 November 2024, 5:39 pm
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A sign for COP29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, goes on display in Baku, Azerbaijan, September 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
A sign for COP29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, goes on display in Baku, Azerbaijan, September 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

The President’s office announces that Isaac Herzog is canceling his planned visit to the UN’s COP29 climate conference, which is being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, through November 22. He cites “security considerations” that followed a situational assessment.

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