SYDNEY/BELEM (Reuters) -Australia will not oppose a successful Turkish bid to host next year’s COP31 climate summit, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, warning a prolonged standoff over hosting rights could undermine unity required to help the Pacific island nations.

Australia and Turkey submitted bids in 2022 to host COP31 and neither has withdrawn. Albanese earlier this week ruled out a joint hosting arrangement, saying UN rules do not permit co-hosts for the annual summit.

But on Tuesday he said there was “considerable concern” from countries, including Pacific nations, that a failure to reach consensus could jeopardise efforts to push for a united diplomatic front to act on climate.

“If Australia is not chosen, if Turkey is chosen, we wouldn’t seek to veto that. What we would see

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