"US president salutes French people for going ahead with crucial climate talks in his address to heads of state on first day of the conference".
"Barack Obama has told crucial UN climate talks in Paris that the negotiations represent an act of defiance after the barbaric attacks in the city two weeks ago in which 130 people were killed.
Offering his condolences to the people of “this beautiful city” the US president said, “We salute the people of Paris for insisting this crucial conference go on ... What greater rejection of those who would tear down our world than marshalling our best efforts to save it.”
More than 130 heads of state and government are attending the first day of the two-week talks, instructing their negotiating teams on coming to a deal. Each leader has been allotted three minutes for a short speech."
The Guardian had the story November 30, 2015.
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