President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu will depart for Antalya, Turkey, tomorrow to attend the COP31 Summit.

The President is scheduled to participate in the World Leaders' Summit, which will be held from the 9th to the 20th of this month. Noting the importance of the summit to the Maldives, the President said that the Maldives is a responsible country in the international arena when it comes to protecting the environment.

He also stated that the Maldives will advocate for a 33 percent transition to renewable energy, a programme to plant five million trees, and measures to reduce coastal degradation at the COP Summit.

Noting that Maldives First is the government's foreign policy, the President said that 20 bilateral agreements had been signed during his visit to Pakistan and that flights to and from the Maldives will commence in the near future.

The President also noted that sea routes will soon resume operations, which will be economically beneficial for the Maldives. He further stated that discussions are underway to resume the work of SAARC after a long hiatus.