Australian P.M. Albanese Defends COP Decision, Touts Economic Success
November 20, 2025
November 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, speaking at a doorstop event in Perth, defended the decision for Australia to cede the COP31 hosting rights to Turkiye, citing the need to support the multilateral system. The prime minister explained that Australia and Turkiye compromised to prevent the conference from being moved to Bonn, Germany and confirmed that while Turkiye will host the conference and hold the COP presidency, Minister Chris Bowen and Australia will hold t . . .
