India's foreign minister S.M. Krishna talks with Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso in Tokyo on July 3, 2009. India's foreign minister called for an ambitious but fair greenhouse gas reduction target under a new climate treaty, saying any pact should not hinder the economic growth of developing countries. "We agreed that climate change is an important global challenge," Krishna said in Tokyo after meeting his Japanese counterpart Hirofumi Nakasone during a four-day visit. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

India's foreign minister S.M. Krishna talks with Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso in Tokyo on July 3, 2009. India's foreign minister called for an ambitious but fair greenhouse gas reduction target under a new climate treaty, saying any pact should not hinder the economic growth of developing countries. "We agreed that climate change is an important global challenge," Krishna said in Tokyo after meeting his Japanese counterpart Hirofumi Nakasone during a four-day visit.

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  1. External Affairs Minister of India S.M. Krishna looks on a joint press conference after attending a trilateral meeting in Bangalore on October 27, 2009. The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia have met for a trilateral meeting in Bangalore to boost ties between the emerging market giants, officials said. Climate change, world trade and the global financial crisis were likely to be high on the agenda and the three were expected to issue a joint declaration later in the day. The meeting of the countries -- normally grouped together with fellow emerging giant Brazil as BRIC -- brought together Russia's Sergei Lavrov, India's S.M. Krishna and China's Yang Jiechi.
  2. External Affairs Ministers of China Yang Jiechi watches proceedings at a joint press conference after attending a trilateral meeting in Bangalore on October 27, 2009. The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia have met for a trilateral meeting in Bangalore to boost ties between the emerging market giants, officials said. Climate change, world trade and the global financial crisis were likely to be high on the agenda and the three were expected to issue a joint declaration later in the day. The meeting of the countries -- normally grouped together with fellow emerging giant Brazil as BRIC -- brought together Russia's Sergei Lavrov, India's S.M. Krishna and China's Yang Jiechi.
  3. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addresses a joint press conference after after attending a trilateral meeting in Bangalore on October 27, 2009. The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia have met for a trilateral meeting in Bangalore to boost ties between the emerging market giants, officials said. Climate change, world trade and the global financial crisis were likely to be high on the agenda and the three were expected to issue a joint declaration later in the day. The meeting of the countries -- normally grouped together with fellow emerging giant Brazil as BRIC -- brought together Russia's Sergei Lavrov, India's S.M. Krishna and China's Yang Jiechi.
  4. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi addresses a joint press conference after attending a trilateral meeting in Bangalore on October 27, 2009. The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia have met for a trilateral meeting in Bangalore to boost ties between the emerging market giants, officials said. Climate change, world trade and the global financial crisis were likely to be high on the agenda and the three were expected to issue a joint declaration later in the day. The meeting of the countries -- normally grouped together with fellow emerging giant Brazil as BRIC -- brought together Russia's Sergei Lavrov, India's S.M. Krishna and China's Yang Jiechi.
  5. Indian External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna (C), Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) prepare to address a joint press conference after attending a trilateral meeting in Bangalore on October 27, 2009. The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia have met for a trilateral meeting in Bangalore to boost ties between the emerging market giants, officials said. Climate change, world trade and the global financial crisis were likely to be high on the agenda and the three were expected to issue a joint declaration later in the day. The meeting of the countries -- normally grouped together with fellow emerging giant Brazil as BRIC -- brought together Russia's Sergei Lavrov, India's S.M. Krishna and China's Yang Jiechi.
  6. Indian External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna (C), Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) prepare to address a joint press conference after attending a trilateral meeting in Bangalore on October 27, 2009. The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia have met for a trilateral meeting in Bangalore to boost ties between the emerging market giants, officials said. Climate change, world trade and the global financial crisis were likely to be high on the agenda and the three were expected to issue a joint declaration later in the day. The meeting of the countries -- normally grouped together with fellow emerging giant Brazil as BRIC -- brought together Russia's Sergei Lavrov, India's S.M. Krishna and China's Yang Jiechi.
  7. Former Japanese finance minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (R) shakes hands with former prime minister and Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ex-leader Taro Aso (L) after Tanigaki was elected as the new LDP party leader in Tokyo on September 28, 2009. Tanigaki replaces Aso, who stepped down as LDP president and prime minister after an August 30 election rout.
  8. Former Japanese finance minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (R) shakes hands with former prime minister and Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ex-leader Taro Aso (L) after Tanigaki was elected as the new LDP party leader in Tokyo on September 28, 2009. Tanigaki replaces Aso, who stepped down as LDP president and prime minister after an August 30 election rout.
  9. Prime Minister Taro Aso, center, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, accompanied by senior party leaders, Takashi Sasakawa, left, and Hiroyuki Hosoda, bows as he arrives to speak to the media while observing the result of the parliamentary elections ballot counting at the party headquarters in Tokyo Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009. Aso conceded defeat in elections Sunday as media exit polls indicated the opposition had won by a landslide, sending the conservatives out of power after 54 years of nearly unbroken rule amid widespread economic anxiety and desire for change.
  10. Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, right, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a TV interview while observing the result of parliamentary elections ballot counting at the party headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Aug. 30, 209. Aso conceded defeat in elections Sunday as media exit polls indicated the opposition had won by a landslide, sending the conservatives out of power after 54 years of nearly unbroken rule amid widespread economic anxiety and desire for change.
  11. Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, left, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, chats with the party's Secretary-General Hiroyuki Hosoda during a TV interview on the ballot counting result for the parliamentary elections at the party headquarters in Tokyo Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009. Aso conceded defeat in elections Sunday as media exit polls indicated the opposition had won by a landslide, sending the conservatives out of power after 54 years of nearly unbroken rule amid widespread economic anxiety and desire for change.
  12. Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, right, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, listens to a TV interview while observing the result of parliamentary elections ballot counting at the party headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Aug. 30, 209. Aso conceded defeat in elections Sunday as media exit polls indicated the opposition had won by a landslide, sending the conservatives out of power after 54 years of nearly unbroken rule amid widespread economic anxiety and desire for change.
  13. Japan's New Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada smiles as he speaks with outgoing Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone during a handover ceremony at Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will make his diplomatic debut next week with a visit to the United Nations and an economic summit meeting in Pittsburgh, officials said Thursday. Okada said Tokyo's diplomatic priorities are the U.S.-Japan security alliance, efforts to bring peace to the Pakistan-Afghanistan area, and climate change. And said he hoped the Japanese pledge to aim for a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would "encourage" the U.S. and other countries to follow suit.
  14. Japan's New Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, left, shakes hands with outgoing Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone during a handover ceremony at Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will make his diplomatic debut next week with a visit to the United Nations and an economic summit meeting in Pittsburgh, officials said Thursday. Okada said Tokyo's diplomatic priorities are the U.S.-Japan security alliance, efforts to bring peace to the Pakistan-Afghanistan area, and climate change. And said he hoped the Japanese pledge to aim for a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would "encourage" the U.S. and other countries to follow suit.

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