Busan, South Korea, Nov 27, 2024 (AFP) - Plastic pollution talks must speed up 'significantly': chair

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2024-11-27

Talks to agree on the world's first treaty to curb plastic pollution are moving too slowly and must speed up "significantly", the diplomat chairing negotiations warned on Wednesday. "I must be honest with you -- progress has been too slow. We need to speed up our work significantly," Luis Vayas Valdivieso told representatives from nearly 200 nations gathered in Busan. sah/dhc ...

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