U.N. climate rep. hopes for 'ambitious' medium-term targets

TOKYO, Japan - Yvo de Boer, the executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 14. De Boer expressed hope that Japan will exercise its leadership as host of the Group of Eight summit in July to set ''ambitious'' medium-term emissions cut targets for the major nations. (Kyodo)

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