India, Dec. 11 -- The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Shri Prakash Javadekar delivered India's Statement at the 25th session of Conference of Parties under the UN framework convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC COP25), in Madrid, Spain today.

Following is the Statement:

Madam President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

At the outset I would like to quote Mahatma Gandhi who said

"The future depends on what we do today".

Excellencies,

I would like to convey our appreciation to the Government of Spain for hosting COP 25 at a short notice and for making excellent arrangements. We assure the Presidency of Chile of our full support for a successful COP.

Excellencies,

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