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The State Protection Service of Armenia said it is actively involved in planning and ensuring security at COP17 and related events held in Yerevan.
“Within its authority, the Service is ensuring the security of dignitaries visiting Armenia from dozens of countries, including heads of state and leaders of international organizations. As part of its protective operations, the Service is also taking measures to neutralize potential threats, thereby ensuring the smooth conduct of the conference and related events. Security measures are being implemented in coordination with relevant state agencies, partner services, and international organizations,” the State Protection Service said in a press release.
The 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is being held in conjunction with the 12th meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CP-MOP-12) and the sixth meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (NP-MOP-6).
COP17 marks the first global review of collective progress toward implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). The conference is expected to bring together around 15,000 representatives from 196 countries, as well as representatives of international organizations, the scientific community, civil society, and the private sector. The events are taking place in Yerevan from October 19 to 30.