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FACTBOX: Quotes from Copenhagen climate summit
(Reuters) - Following are notable quotes about a summit of more than 120 world leaders that is trying to secure agreement on who should cut greenhouse gas emissions, by how much and who should pay.
CHINESE PREMIER WEN JIABAO
"We will honor our word with real action.
"Whatever outcome this conference may produce, we will be fully committed to achieving and even exceeding the target."
FRENCH PRESIDENT NICOLAS SARKOZY
"The discussions lasted all night without interruption.
"The good news is that they're continuing, the bad news is they haven't reached a conclusion
"There is a lot of tension...but even so, things are moving a bit.
"What's blocking things? A country like China which has trouble accepting the idea of a monitoring body
"India has trouble accepting a target for limiting its carbon emissions...and then there are grotesque positions from a country like Sudan."
"Europe is completely united. A large part of Africa agrees with us completely, the United States is very close to our position
ENVIRONMENT MINISTER OF MALDIVES MOHAMED ASLAM
"In Copenhagen the best we can expect is a political declaration. We're very disappointed."
"We didn't come here all this way to not agree anything."
ENVIRONMENT MINISTER OF EU PRESIDENT SWEDEN ANDREAS CARLGREN
"At this moment the leaders of the world are going to discuss the results of the discussions so far, create what is possible. And that will be decisive.
"My impression is that through the whole process the real problem has been on the one hand the United States, who are not able to deliver sufficiently. Now they have started but they came very late.
On the other hand you have China, and they delivered less. And they have been really blocking again and again in this process, followed by a group of oil states. That's the real differences, the real confrontations behind this.
And the great victims of this is the big group of developing countries. The EU really wanted to reach out to the big group of developing countries. That was made impossible because of the great powers.
Asked whether the EU would go beyond 20 percent cuts.
"We are prepared to deliver everything on behalf of the EU.
BELIZE PRIME MINISTER DEAN BARROW
"Still hopeful. Obviously the deadlock prevails for now.
"I think the trick is still to get something more substantial (than a political declaration) and that is what the effort is being invested in.
On the mood.
"It can hardly be exultant. People are really hopeful and determined."
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