COP 15 Copenhagen : Statement by President of Maldives
Mohamed Nasheed : «reducing emissions is not a shared sacrifice, but a common opportunity»
«We are now in the final days of this process.
This is the endgame, in more ways than one.
The negotiations have been fraught, time consuming and often difficult.
I think we should celebrate the progress made so far: no one expected such an historic endeavour to be easy.
I am still optimistic that we can leave this meeting with a planet saving deal.
The AOSIS group has proposed a text for this purpose, and the Maldives will do its utmost to help make this outcome a reality.
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