APEC fails to agree on details in battle against climate change

APEC fails to agree on details in battle against climate change

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Pacific Rim leaders, including Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (3rd from R) and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (5th from L), gathered Nov. 15, 2009, to announce a declaration adopted at the end of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Singapore. The leaders pledged to accelerate efforts to deepen the integration of their economies, including to study creating a free-trade area, but fell short of promising any detailed commitment to the battle against climate change. (Pool photo)

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