"Turkey bagged the hosting rights for COP31, while Australia reluctantly agreed to lead the summit's negotiations, ending a diplomatic standoff between the two countries over the presidency of next year's UN climate conference. Both countries had bid to host next year's COP, but Turkey emerged with greater support. Australia eventually compromised and agreed to a pre-COP event staged in the Pacific and to preside over the negotiations during COP31."
"The meeting to break the deadlock was chaired by German State Secretary for the Environment Jochen Flasbarth, who told the AFP news agency that the co-hosting proposal was "innovative" and that he had not heard any opposition to the plan. Meanwhile, Turkey proposed that, as an emerging economy, it would promote solidarity between rich and poor countries at its summit, focusing more on a global rather than regional aspect. The summit will be held in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya."
Turkey won hosting rights for COP31 in Antalya while Australia agreed to lead the summit negotiations and stage a Pacific pre-COP event, ending a diplomatic standoff over the presidency of the UN climate conference. Both countries initially bid to host, with Turkey gaining greater support and Australia pitching a "Pacific COP" focused on low-lying island nations and sea-level rise. Turkey framed its bid around solidarity between rich and poor and a global emphasis. The impasse risked defaulting COP31 to Germany, and a compromise brokered under German State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth resolved the dispute. Chris Bowen expressed dejection; Anthony Albanese called the outcome a big win for both countries.
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