Moscow considers inefficient extension of Kyoto Protocol in its current form

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Moscow considers inefficient extension of Kyoto Protocol in its current form - Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW. Sept 13 (Interfax) - Russia will not assume new commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.

"The Russian Federation considers inefficient the extension of the Kyoto Protocol in its current shape and is not planning to assume commitments on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the so-called second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol," Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a statement circulated on Thursday.

"Russia's decision endorsed at the top political level is based on comprehensive analysis of the modern environmental, economic and political realities," he said.