Egypt Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry elected COP27 President, calls for multilateralism

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaks during the opening session at the U.N.'s COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on Nov. 6. [Courtesy, Egyptian Foreign Ministry)

Egypt Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has been formally elected as the COP27 President by the Parties during the opening plenary that happened today.

In his acceptance speech, Shoukry called on countries to show faith in multilateralism over the next two weeks as they negotiate to deliver on the goals of the Climate Convention and the Paris Agreement.