BASIC ministerial meeting on climate change norms held at Lima

Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar has reportedly held discussions with his Brazil, South Africa, and China (BASIC) counterparts on climate change norms to be adopted.

The meeting was hosted by South Africa, a day prior to the commencement of the High Level Segment of COP-20 in Lima.

This was their first ministerial-level meeting of the BASIC during COP-20. The meeting of BASIC lead negotiators took place last week.

The ministers took stock of the ongoing negotiations in COP-20 and resolved to continue to work together to achieve an ambitious and positive outcome of the COP-20 in Lima, while preserving and strengthening the unity of developing countries to protect their common interests.

The BASIC ministers had earlier met in South Africa in October this year and in India in August 2014, an environment ministry release said.