The Hindu Business Line : India says it will be 'deal-maker' at Copenhagen talks

WASHINGTON: Seeking a fair and equitable agreement at the key climate talks at Copenhagen, India has insisted that it would be a deal-maker and “not a deal-breaker'' at the December meet aimed at tackling the pressing issue of global warming.

“I can assure you that India would not be a deal-breaker. It will be a deal-maker at Copenhagen,'' Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said last evening at a reception called 'Lighting a Billion Lives' organised by 'The Energy and Resources Institute' (TE RI).

“India for its part will be out there (at Copenhagen), working with the United States, working with China, the European Union to ensure that we have a fair and equitable agreement,'' Ramesh said.

Among those present at the event included Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy; former US Vice President Al Gore; John Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Congressman Steven Israel.

Mr Ramesh said he had a very useful and constructive discussion with Todd Stern, US Special Envoy on Climate Change. He also met Congressmen Edward Markey and Jim McDermott and told them that India is proactive and constructive. - PTI

Prev: US begins rolling out swine flu vaccine
Next: Govt to promote yellow peas via 'Jago Grahak Jago' campaign

Business Line | NUS Index |

Copyright copy; 2009, The Hindu Business Line. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu Business Line