Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez arrived Wednesday in Antalya, Türkiye, leading a high-level official delegation to participate in the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31).

The head of state of the South American nation also advocated for education and the preservation of resources. “Always very attentive to respect for the rights of nature, how to promote in children and young people what nature means and the care we must take of it from an energy-producing country like Venezuela,” she stated.

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According to data recorded by the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (Ungrd), around 238,266 homes suffered damage across the national territory: 201,939 were affected and 36,327 were completely destroyed, with 759 buildings collapsing entirely.

Acting president Rodriguez arrived accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Oliver Blanco; the Minister of the Office of the Presidency and Monitoring of Government Management, Juan Escalona; and the Minister of Hydrocarbons, Paula Henao; among others.

During her stay in Antalya, the Venezuelan delegation will hold bilateral meetings and set out its position on climate financing and a just energy transition, the presidency’s press office said in a statement.

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