The Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Adylbek Kasymaliev, delivered a national statement at the COP31 Leaders Summit

On November 11, 2026, at the COP31 Climate Leaders’ Summit, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Head of the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic delivered a national statement reaffirming the country’s commitment to global environmental priorities. He noted the acute shortage of climate finance for developing mountainous countries. In this regard, he welcomed international agreements to reach $1.3 trillion in annual climate finance by 2035 and called on the global community to simplify access to these funds.

A significant portion of his speech was devoted to preserving unique ecosystems and advancing the mountain agenda. Kasymaliev called on donors and the private sector to support President Sadyr Japarov’s project to establish an international trust fund for the protection of Lake Issyk-Kul with an initial contribution of $10 million from Kyrgyzstan. He also announced the creation of a Global Mountain Resilience Center in Kyrgyzstan to pool scientific and financial resources and expressed support for the idea of holding an annual dialogue on mountains and climate change under the auspices of the UN.

At the end of his speech, Adylbek Kasymaliev invited summit participants to the Second Global Mountain Summit, to be held in Bishkek in October 2027. He emphasized that protecting mountain ecosystems and the cryosphere is a shared responsibility of the entire international community and called on world leaders to move from inspiring statements to real and concrete actions to protect the planet’s vulnerable natural zones.