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Vladimir Putin to attend opening day of COP21

Russian President Vladimir Putin will be among the more than hundred heads of state who will be attending the opening day of the climate change conference COP21 to he held in Paris from November 30. This was announced by the French foreign minister Laurent Fabius on Sunday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the opening day of COP21 in Paris on November 30.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the opening day of COP21 in Paris on November 30. REUTERS/Etienne Laurent
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Fabius, who is the president of the COP21 said that the first day will be reserved for the Heads of State and Government.

“We have over 100 positive responses and will involve the President of the United States, the president of China, the President of Russia, the Prime Minister of India, of course, the UN Secretary General, the French president and many others,” he said.

Meanwhile, ministers from more than 70 countries have gathered in Paris on Sunday to attend the last three-day ministerial conference, which is the last before the COP21, to explore possible compromise and prepare for the resumption of negotiations at the opening of the summit.

This conference is a continuation of informal ministerial consultations which were held in July and September between Fabius and the Peruvian Environment Minister and President of COP20, Manuel Pulgar -Vidal.

The meeting seeks to discuss variety of topics including the aim of the agreement, fairness of the agreement, concrete actions to be undertaken by 2020 and exchange with the civil society.

Speaking to journalists Fabius said that the life on our planet itself is at stake.

He said there is absolute urgency in chasing the UN goal of limiting global warming to two degrees Celsius over pre-Industrial Revolution levels.

The UN's climate science panel has warned of an average temperature rise of “four, five, six degrees, if we do not act extremely quickly. This would have catastrophic consequences because there would be drought... and colossal migration problems, including problems of war and peace,”

The three-day ministerial gathering, from Sunday to Tuesday, must seek political convergence on key political issues still dividing nations negotiating for a climate pact.

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