Chiles President Sebastian Piñera said Chile would not host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation trade summit in November or the COP25 climate summit in December, following weeks of violent protests in the country.
Piñera said Wednesday that Chile will “not host the APEC summit, which was planned for the month of November, and also not the COP summit, which was planned for the month of December. We are deeply sorry for the problems and inconveniences that this decision will mean both for the APEC and the COP. But as the president of all Chileans, I have to always put first the problems and interests of the Chilean people,” he said.
The global COP25 climate talks were due to take place in Santiago between December 2 and December 13.
Patricia Espinosa, the U.N. climate change executive secretary, said in a statement she was informed of Chiles decision earlier Wednesday, adding: “We are currently exploring alternative hosting options.”
Germanys State Secretary for the Environment Jochen Flasbarth tweeted that the government is in contact with the U.N.s climate change secretariat — which is located in Bonn — as well as the Polish COP24 presidency to “discuss the situation.” Poland hoRead More – Source
