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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

US, China Climate Envoys Meet at COP27 Summit in Egypt

US climate envoy John Kerry delivers a speech during a discussion about oceans and water at the US pavilion in the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Center, in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of the same name, during the COP27 climate conference on November 15, 2022. (AFP)

US climate envoy John Kerry met Tuesday with his Chinese counterpart at annual United Nations climate negotiations in Egypt in a further hint of improving relations between the world's top two polluters, seen as vital for substantial progress against global warming.

The meeting between Kerry and China's top climate official Xie Zhenhua raised prospects for a full-fledged resumption of climate talks between the two countries, which Beijing put on hold three months ago in retaliation for US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan.

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