The first meeting of the Committee tasked to organize the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) was held under the chairmanship of Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister Hambardzum Matevosyan.

During the meeting, key issues of organizing COP17, which will be held in Armenia, were discussed in terms of the content and technical aspects of the events.

The Committee outlined the steps to be taken before COP 17, took stock of current and projected problems, and came up with a plan for the Committee's upcoming work.