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India, China sign agreement to address climate change |
India and China signed a major agreement on cooperation
in addressing climate change issues here on Wednesday. The five-year agreement
was signed by Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh and China ’s Minister
for National Development and Reforms Xie Zhehua. It calls for cooperation on various
issues related to climate change at various levels. Speaking on the occasion Zhehua
said China considers India a sincere and devoted friend and expressed confidence
that both countries would make a positive contribution at the Copenhagen Summit.
"Both India and China are collaborating to ensure a fair and equitable outcome
at Copenhagen . An outcome that is in keeping with the principles of the Rio Convention
of 1992, the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 and the Bali Action Plan of 2007. There is
to my mind virtually no difference between the Indian and the Chinese negotiating
position," Ramesh said "We will be discussing further what India and China should
be doing to ensuring a successful outcome at Copenhagen that fully protects and
promotes, not only protects but also promotes the interest of developing countries
like China and like India," he added. According to the new agreement both India
and China will hold regular ministerial consultations aimed at deepening their
cooperation in combating climate change. An India -China Working Group will be
established for an exchange of views on an annual basis on matters related to
international negotiations on climate change. The two sides agreed to increase
their cooperation in technology development relating to reduction of green house
gas emission in the fields of energy conservation, clean coal, afforestation,
sustainable habitat and transportation among other issues. Both India and China
will also enhance their cooperation mitigating the impact of climate change. Joint
research, capacity building, public private partnership are some of other aspects
of climate change in which the two sides will cooperate. |
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