Japan has ''special'' role to play at Copenhagen and beyond: Ban

Japan has ''special'' role to play at Copenhagen and beyond: Ban

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon speaks to a group of reporters from Japanese news organizations on Dec. 10, 2009, ahead of his trip to Copenhagen, where he is scheduled to open the high-level segment of the meeting on Dec. 15. He said Japan has a ''special'' role to play at a climate change conference taking place in the Danish capital and beyond, as global leaders grapple with striking a deal in crafting a treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. (Kyodo)

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