# COP17 opens in Armenia for global biodiversity progress review

https://mins.news/en/item/107212

- CGTN, 2026-10-19 03:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-19/COP17-opens-in-Armenia-for-global-progress-review-1RmwQZUz9hS/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> The Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP17 opened in Yerevan, Armenia, where countries will conduct the first global review of collective progress under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan urged countries to turn commitments into concrete, measurable action. The conference runs from October 19 to 30.

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