European Commissioner for Climate, Wopke Hoekstra, stressed the need to safeguard full, unhindered and equal participation of all UN member states to the international organisation's Climate Change Conference COP31, while addressing in particular the participation of the Republic of Cyprus, during a meeting on the sidelines of Petersberg Climate Dialogue 2026 in Berlin, on 21-22 of April. The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Maria Panayiotou, participated on behalf of Cyprus, which Chairs the Council of the EU.