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World leaders pledge support

Hasina urges them to give priority to mankind

UNB, Copenhagen
World Leaders assured Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of standing by Bangladesh in its grim fight against die climate change impacts on human life, ecology, economy and agriculture.
Hasina got the assurances when she attended a joint luncheon hosted by Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao at his hotel Radisson Blue Scandinavia suite and a breakfast meeting with six world leaders including UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the Bella Centre in the Danish capital yesterday.
Abul Kalam Azad, Press Secretary to the Bangladesh premier, briefed newsmen
FROM PAGE 1 about the outcomes of the luncheon and breakfast meetings on the sidelines of the global summit meet.
On her arrival at the hotel, the Chinese premier warmly received the Bangladesh prime minister.
Heads of government and state of the Maldives representing small islands, Sudan representing G-77, Ethiopia representing African climate victims and Grenada also attended the joint lunch.
Hasina in tire lunch meet requested the Chinese PM and other stakeholders of the Copenhagen summit to give priority to the interests of the global human kind for safeguarding the existence of the earth and its creatures.
She said Bangladesh, the Maldives and other such countries are already facing the wrath of theclimatecalamities.
These countries' development programmes would go in vain if the international community does not come forward with financial assistance to compensate for the climate losses, Hasina said.
Following the massive victory in the December 29 general election, the present Awami League-led government is working round the clock to change the fate of the people challdng out and implementing various development plans and programmes, mostly with its own resources, she said.
"But the climate change has appeared as the biggest obstacle to achieving the targets with nofaultsofBangladesh'sown".
"We do not contribute to the global warming, but the irony is that we are the worst sufferer from the global warming," she added.
In reply, the Chinese PM and the other world leaders told Hasina that they would stand by Bangladesh government and its people to tackle the challenges stemming from the climate change.
The participants in the lunch meeting took part in an official photo session. Hasina also had unofficial individual talks with
Maldives president and other heads of government and state at the lunch venue.
Earlier in the day, Hasina attended a breakfast meeting hosted by Danish Prime Minister Lars L o k k e Rasmussen, the new chairman of the Cop-15 summit.
Among others, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President ol the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed attended the breakfast meet.
Over the breakfast, Hasina thanked UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for United Nations arranging the climate conference at a time when the human kind is facing serious threats from the global warming.
She renewed her call for the international community to stand by Bangladesh with financial assistance and cooperation to enable the nation to tackle the challenges of climate change.