Climate talks could have been handled in a better way: Ramesh

New Delhi, Dec 22 (PTI) Amid allegations by poor nations
of being left out of the Copenhagen negotiations, India
Tuesday said Danish Presidency of the climate talk could have
handled the larger consultation process in a better way.

"Yes, there were gaps in communications...The Danish
Presidency did not handle the larger consultancy process very
well," Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said.
He said from day one there was a feeling of
non-transparent procedural at the 15th Conference of Parties
(CoP) at the Danish Capital which concluded last weekend.
"There was a feeling that a cabal was going to dictate
terms. It is unfair to say that India abandoned G-77," the
Minister said when asked to comment about reports of
discontent among many G-77 countries.
The Copenhagen Accord was clinched at a meeting US
President Barack Obama had with leaders of Brazil, South
Africa, India and China (BASIC) late Friday when chances of an
outcome from CoP 15 were almost nil.
Ramesh rejected suggestions that the African group was
not in the loop on the US-Basic deal saying that he himself
had briefed it soon after the draft Accord was finalised.
The Minister said that India's attitude on negotiations
was positive and "it is not being blamed for failing to clinch
a binding deal". PTI AJ
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