The two-day Leaders’ Summit, held as part of the UN Climate Change Conference COP31, started in Antalya, Türkiye, on Wednesday. President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, arrived at the summit venue shortly before 11:00 local time (10:00 Cyprus time), where he was welcomed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Despite protocol Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was absent from the welcoming ceremony.