Azerbaijan accused of hypocrisy after calling for Cop29 global truce

Climate summit host positioning itself as peacemaker but is accused of ethnic cleansing and imprisoning opponents.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, right, greets Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, at Zagulba state residence in Baku, Azerbaijan in August 2024. Picture: AP

The host country of this year’s UN climate summit, Azerbaijan, has been accused of hypocrisy in calling for a global truce to coincide with the conference taking place.

Azerbaijan holds the presidency of the Cop29 summit, which will take place in its capital, Baku, from November 11 for two weeks. Heads of government from around the world are expected and more than 180 countries are likely to be represented.