U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer has announced an extra round of formal negotiations on an international climate change treaty for Bonn, Germany, April 9-11, the Associated Press reported. Dow Jones Newswires quoted de Boer as saying: "The decision to intensify the negotiating schedule underlines the commitment by governments to move the negotiations forward towards success" at the next international climate summit set for Nov. 29-Dec. 10 in Cancun, Mexico.
Senior officials from 194 nations are expected to attend the April session, according to Reuters, which quoted Danish Climate and Energy Minister Lykke Friis as saying: "The negotiations are picking up speed again after Copenhagen." More talks between senior officials are scheduled in Bonn for May 31 to June 1.
- Similar stories also appeared in AFP and Dow Jones Newswires via Wall Street Journal, Reuters.
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