Visit Indian Travel Sites
Goa,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu,
Andhra Pradesh,
Delhi,
Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh,
Himachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Sikkim,
Madhya Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
|
Obama calls Manmohan, discusses climate change, AFPAK | US President Barack Obama telephoned the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday morning and discussed various issues, including the forthcoming Climate Change summit scheduled to be held in Copenhagen. Both leaders also reportedly discussed the current situation in Afghanistan
and steps, that could be taken to re-establish peace and stability in that region.
During his brief discussion, Dr. Singh told Obama that India would play a constructive
role in negotiations and looked forward to a successful outcome at the Copenhagen
meet. During the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in
Port of Spain, Dr. Singh had described climate change as a challenge of global dimension,
which deserved a global and collaborative response. "We are only days away from
the convening of the 15th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention
on Climate Change in Copenhagen. India has repeatedly emphasized the need for
the Copenhagen outcome to be comprehensive, balanced and above all, equitable,"
Dr. Singh had said in an intervention during a special session on the issue of
climate change during the CHOGM. India, he said, is willing to sign onto an ambitious
global target for emissions reductions or limiting temperature increase, "but
this must be accompanied by an equitable burden sharing paradigm." During Dr.Singh's
recent US visit, India and the United States agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding,
which the White House describes as a "green partnership", to increase cooperation
on energy security, clean energy, and climate change. Addressing a select gathering
of Indo-US business leaders in Washington earlier last week, Dr. Singh said New
Delhi plans to sign with the US Government a Memorandum of Understanding on energy
security, clean energy and climate change with the objective of increasing bilateral
cooperation in these specific areas. New Delhi has linked the issue of climate
change commitments to the case for greater US cooperation on the supply of nuclear
power. At several forums, Dr.Singh has already said that to augment energy security,
a strategic shift will have to be made from carbon-based energy sources to newer
ones, including nuclear energy. If India is expected to fulfill expectations in
speedily reducing carbon emissions, its energy security needs will have to be
addressed, and one of the considerations is to make the shift from carbon-based
sources to newer ones, he said.
|
|
|
|
|
|