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Ecuador chosen to host COP18

First reported by Golos Armenii: 09:12

Updated 18:05, 22 sources

World. Photo: Andrea Renault / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped
Photo: Andrea Renault / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped

At the closing plenary session of COP17 in Yerevan, Ecuador was chosen by secret ballot of the parties to host the 18th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. This was announced by Armenia's Minister of Environment and COP17 President Hambardzum Matevosyan, who congratulated his Ecuadorian counterparts. COP18 will be held in 2028. COP17 took place in Yerevan from October 19 to 30.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first and how the others caught up. Each bar shows how many of that side's outlets covered the story.

First to report: Golos Armenii · 09:12 · Opposition

Pro-government 5 / 6 First: Armenpress, 2 h 38 min later
Balanced 7 / 12 First: Infocom, 2 h 55 min later
Opposition 7 / 21 First: Golos Armenii, 09:12

Foreign outlets: 2, first: France 24, 01:53

Timeline as a list
  1. France 24 (Foreign)
  2. Golos Armenii (Opposition)
  3. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  4. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  5. Infocom (Balanced)
  6. Shant TV / Shantnews (Balanced)
  7. Ararat News (Balanced)
  8. News.am (Opposition)
  9. 24news.am (Opposition)
  10. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  11. Radar Armenia (Balanced)
  12. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  13. Civic.am (Pro-government)
  14. Public Radio of Armenia (Pro-government)
  15. Factor (Balanced)
  16. Past / Pastinfo (Opposition)
  17. Oragir.news (Opposition)
  18. Hraparak (Opposition)
  19. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  20. 1in.am (Balanced)
  21. Aravot (Balanced)

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