Provisional List for COP31 Leaders' Summit Published

The provisional list of countries to be represented at the leaders' summit to be held within the scope of United Nations COP31 on November 11-12, 2026, has been published. According to the list, the European Union and the heads of state or government of 76 different countries will be among the speakers at the summit.

The provisional list for the leaders' summit to be held within the framework of United Nations COP31 on November 11-12, 2026, has been shared with the public. It was reported that the heads of state or government of 76 different countries, along with the European Union, will take part as speakers in the announced list. The list of speakers also includes leaders of G20 group countries Australia, the United Kingdom, Brazil, and China.

At the summit, leaders of seven countries, namely Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden, will deliver speeches representing the 27-member European Union. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Silva had confirmed that he would attend the summit by accepting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's invitation during a phone call on August 24, 2026. United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham had announced that he would attend COP31, emphasizing in his first parliamentary speech after taking office that the flood disaster in Nepal demonstrated the seriousness of the climate crisis. China, on the other hand, is expected to be represented at the summit by Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang. Meanwhile, the Directorate of Communications announced that President Erdoğan held a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron discussing regional and global issues and invited Macron to the summit.