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Obama boosts hopes of 'strong' deal in Copenhagen US President Barack Obama boosted hopes Tuesday of a meaningful accord at next month's UN climate change summit in Copenhagen, saying clear progress was being made.
Hosting the leader of key developing nation India at the White House a week after returning from top global polluter China, the US president said the world was "one step closer to a successful outcome in Copenhagen." He and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "reaffirmed that an agreement in Copenhagen should be comprehensive and cover all the issues under negotiation," Obama told a joint White House press conference as he hosted his first state visit. "With just two weeks until the beginning of Copenhagen, it's also essential that all countries do what is necessary to reach a strong operational agreement that will confront the threat of climate change while serving as a stepping-stone to a legally binding treaty." The December 7-18 talks already received a boost on Monday when a senior Obama administration official said the United States would announce a target for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions before the conference gets underway.
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