President leaves for Glasgow climate summit

President Sauli Niinistö is leaving Finland for United Kingdom on Monday to attend the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on 1–2 November.

President Niinistö will deliver Finland’s National Statement at the World Leaders Summit on Tuesday, said the President´s office in a press release.

In addition, he will also attend the Heads of State and Government event on Forests and Land Use.

Niinistö will also hold bilateral meetings with other global leaders during the summit.

The Climate Change Conference will bring states together to accelerate measures aimed at achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

It will continue in Glasgow until 12 November.

The Finnish delegation led by the President will also include Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Krista Mikkonen, the press release added.