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HIGHLIGHTS - Comments from G20 finmins, c.bankers meeting

Sat Nov 7, 2009 3:27pm IST
 
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ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Following are comments on Saturday from Group of 20 finance ministers, central bank policymakers and officials meeting in Scotland.

Quotes from Friday are added lower down.

BRITISH FINANCE MINISTER ALISTAIR DARLING:

On climate change financing:

"I am perfectly well aware that round this table there are different views, there are arguments that we need to have ... and some tough negotiating.

"I think it really is imperative that when we reach the end of the day that we have shown that we have made some real progress.

"It really is important that we as finance ministers are engaged in this, because if there isn't an agreement on finance ... then the Copenhagen agreement is going to be much, much more difficult.

"We won't have a final word today ... but I do think we need to make progress and show that we are willing to come to the table to play our part."  Continued...

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