Berlin (Germany) \u2013 The Brazilian president Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva and the German prime-minister Angela Merkel admitted today (3rd) that it will not be possible to reach an \u201cideal agreement\u201d at the Climate Change Conference, in Copenhagen, Denmark. They met in Germany and stressed the need for \u201crobust, well-balanced and fair results\u201d in order to stop the rise in global temperature nonetheless. <\/p>\n
Together with Merkel, the president pondered that global warming is a new issue, therefore a consensus regarding it has not been reached by the international community. \u201cI believe that we are not going to sign the agreement of our dreams,\u201d said Lula, adding that the goals presented by the countries depend on their domestic policies. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf it was up to [United States president Barack] Obama\u2019s personal will, he would present a bolder figure. We have made a bold proposal,\u201d said Lula.<\/p>\n
Along the same lines, the German prime-minister stated that the Copenhagen Conference is going to be a step forward in the climate issue, though not \u201cideal\u201d. Merkel, in turn, requested the participation of emerging countries, whereas Lula called on technology transfer and financing so that economic growth may continue in emerging countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere needs to be an understanding of the need for technology transfer and financing, so that poor countries may grow without polluting the world as we do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Prior to the meeting with the German prime-minister, Lula was received by the German president, Horst K\u00f6hler, at the Bellevue Palace, the official residence of the Head of State. Next up, accompanied by the ministers, he paid a visit to the Brandenburg Gate and laid flowers on the German Memorial for the Victims of War and Tyranny.<\/p>\n
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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