India to hold meeting of BASIC group partners

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) India will on Sunday hold a
meeting with its BASIC group partners comprising China, Brazil
and South Africa in the capital to firm up a common position
on the climate front post-Copenhagen.

"The representatives of the BASIC nations will hold a
meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on January 24.
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh will also be present there.
"The idea is to chalk out the climate strategy ahead of
the formal negotiations that will run through the year," a
senior official in the Indian environment ministry said.
The members are expected to deliberate on the larger
implications of accepting emission reduction commitments and
climate actions under Copenhagen Accord for which the deadline
ends on January 31.
"It depends on the outcome of the meeting what position
India will take under the Accord deadline," the official
added.
The meeting is also expected to strengthen the bond
between the nations which had played a significant role in
brokering a climate deal with US President Barack Obama during
last-minute hectic negotiations in Copenhagen last year.
With only 26 nations, including the BASIC group, agreeing
with the Copenhagen Accord, it could be only taken note of and
not become a legally binding document in the absence of
consensus among 194 UN member countries. (MORE) PTI AJ
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