Brazilian President Lula to arrive in Antalya for COP31 Leaders' Summit on November 10

Re-elected Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will arrive in Antalya on November 10 to attend the COP31 Leaders' Summit on November 11-12. Brazil will hand over the COP presidency to Türkiye at the summit.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will attend the leaders' summit of the UN Climate Change Conference COP31, to be held in Antalya. According to a statement from the Brazilian presidency, Lula will arrive in Antalya on November 10 and attend the summit on November 11-12.

Reuters reported that Lula had discussed his participation in COP31 with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan before being re-elected on October 25. Following his program in Antalya, Lula will travel to the Philippines on November 13 for the ASEAN Summit and bilateral meetings.

Lula ve dönemin Başbakanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Mayıs 2010'da Brasilia'da (arşiv)

Brazil, which hosted COP30 in Belém, will hand over the conference presidency to Türkiye at the summit in Antalya. Türkiye will jointly lead the COP31 presidency with Australia, which is responsible for coordinating the negotiations.

Seventy-seven heads of state and government, including the leaders of China, the United Kingdom and the European Union, have so far confirmed their attendance at the summit. Brazil's Minister of Development and Social Assistance, Wellington Dias, said Lula would address the formation of the new cabinet after returning from COP31.