Finance talks on at a snail's pace

THE climate finance talks at COP29 are going on at a snail's pace with no significant headway achieved although five days have passed.

- S V Krishna Chaitanya Express in Baku

Yalchin Rafiyev, COP29 lead negotiator, during the presidential press conference on Friday called upon the parties to use the precious time wisely. "...talk to each other and take ownership of building bridging solutions. We must be honest. We believe that the pace of their work is currently too slow. We cannot afford to leave too much work to be covered later in the summit at the political level. We are urging everyone to intensify their engagements and remain focused on the imperative to make quick progress."