OREANDA-NEWS. November 11, 2009. Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov received Srgjan Kerim, the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Climate Change, in Moscow on November 10.

They discussed the status of the international climate process and prospects for the preparation of a UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen in December this year, which is expected to agree the approaches to a future international climate regime beyond 2012.

The Russian side evaluated highly the contribution of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in shaping consensus agreements with respect to that regime, and his resolve to enhance the role of climate issues in the global agenda. There was confirmed Russia's readiness for constructive cooperation with all partners to make the future climate regime truly universal, inclusive and equitable.