Ahead of leaving for Copenhagen later this week, US President Barack Obama held a conference call with leaders of Britain, France and Germany, besides calling Bangladeshi and Ethiopian Prime Ministers in his last ditch effort to arrive at a successful deal on climate change.
"The President believes that we can get an operational agreement that makes sense in Copenhagen over the next few days," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters at his daily briefing.
On the conference call with British Prime MinisterGordon Brown, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicholas Sarkozy, Obama talked about the climate change negotiations that are currently going on in Copenhagen.
"This conference was one of a number of conversations that the President has held with leaders from around the world in the last few days. A day earlier Obama called Prime Ministers of Ethiopia and Bangladesh," Gibbs said.
"I believe that all of these countries share the strong goal of getting something done by the end of this week in Copenhagen.
The President certainly shares that and believes that we can make progress assuming we meet some of those operational goals," he said.
Obama reviewed efforts by the US on climate change,reiterated his commitment to making progress towards a successful conclusion of an operational agreement in Copenhagen, he said. PTI
