India against 'uncooked papers' at Copenhagen

Amid concerns that many countries may be compelled to sign an incomplete political document to get a deal at the UN climate meet, top Indian official Shyam Saran today said no "uncooked" papers should be presented at its final leg.

"All the G-77 members and China have made it very clear that they are not envisaging any kind of uncooked papers which would go up to the heads of state and governments," Saran told journalists before leaving for New Delhi to brief Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, with whom he’ll return for the end of the conference.

The G-77 group of countries and China earlier in the day slammed a Danish draft proposal for an agreement on climate change, saying it "threatens the success" of the summit.

The developing countries are concerned because the text of the controversial draft by the host country blurs the balance of obligations between developed and developing countries on issues like mitigation, protection of IPR and financing.

"Whatever has to be adopted by the heads of state and governments should be finalised before 18th. So this is a very strong message that has been conveyed," Saran added.

There has been talk that if a legally binding agreement cannot be reached, a political document could be signed by the leaders of 100 countries who arrive next week for the last week of the conference. Apart from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, US President Barack Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will also attend the last leg of the summit.