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Katie Forster

Chair Of Global Plastics Talks Pledges Deal Next Month

Chairman Luis Vayas Valdivieso speaks in April 2024 during the fourth session of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Ottawa, Canada (Credit: AFP)

A global treaty to curb plastic pollution will be secured at a summit in South Korea next month, the chair of the talks pledged Wednesday, although he cautioned there were still complex disputes and the time frame was a "big challenge".

Ecuador's Luis Vayas Valdivieso said the clock was ticking if nations are to seal a potentially groundbreaking agreement at final UN-convened talks in South Korea late November, adding that divergences remain between countries.

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