Copenhagen '1st step to treaty'

2009-12-19 11:11

London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the Copenhagen summit was a "first step" towards securing a legally-binding treaty, which he urged countries to agree to quickly.

Brown said the UN climate summit had been a "success" because it had brought countries together in a way that had not been achieved before.

"There is progress but it's a first step," Brown told Britain's Sky News television from the summit venue in the Danish capital.

"It's always difficult, it's always hard to take that first step. Having taken that first step, I hope we can move quickly to the next step, which is to get a legally binding treaty.

"That hasn't been the only issue that's been raised this week but I think it's important to consolidate all these proposals that are agreed and then move it forward in legally binding treaty.

"I don't think that you could have expected more given what has been happening over the last few days.

"It's a successful step because we've brought people together in a way that hasn't happened before - but we must move quickly to the next step."

- SAPA