Humza Yousaf Had 5 Unauthorised COP28 Meetings: Foreign Office

Published on December 12, 2023

A political row has erupted after Scotland’s first minister met with five different foreign leaders during COP28 without a UK government official present. According to official guidance, ministers of devolved governments must be accompanied by Foreign Office officials when meeting foreign heads of state during overseas visits. Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf breached the protocol during the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), according to Secretary of State Jack Alister. Mr. Alister appeared before the Scottish Affairs Committee (SAC) on Monday and reported that there were “five different occasions where meetings happened with foreign ministers without an official.”...

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