Erdogan will not attend climate summit in Glasgow after all | Abroad

State news agency Anadolu and other media do not report why Erdogan is canceling his visit to the climate conference. Two Turkish officials tell Reuters news agency that it is for security reasons. The British authorities allegedly failed to comply with Turkish demands.

The 2015 Paris climate agreement was ratified by the Turkish parliament nearly a month ago, after other G20 countries had already done so. Turkey took longer because, according to Ankara, the country should not be seen as a developed country and has limited access to money for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Erdogan would not only attend the climate summit in Glasgow, but also meet his American counterpart Joe Biden. That meeting already took place in Rome on Sunday. Erdogan and Biden agreed to strengthen ties between the countries after a series of conflicts worsened relations between the United States and Turkey.

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