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French President Francois Hollande Heads to Philippines for Climate Push

2015-02-26 08:21:30       source:NDTV

February 26, 2015

 

"French President Francois Hollande will on Thursday arrive in the Philippines with actresses Marion Cotillard and Melanie Laurent to promote the fight against climate change.

 

The two-day trip to the Philippines, the first by a French head of state, is Hollande's latest attempt to drum up support ahead of a United Nations climate change conference being hosted by France in December.

Hollande says he is determined to "leave a mark" on history by fostering a historic agreement to limit global warming that can make up for the failure to reach an accord in Copenhagen in 2009."

 

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