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At the international conference on climate change, President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia would ratify the Kyoto protocol based on national interests, and only after a thorough investigation of this issue by the Government

September 29, 2003

The Russian President called on specialists to develop a universal international legal base in the area of climate change, which would stipulate an efficient mechanism to control the fulfillment of decisions and agreements made.

Russia intends to assist international ecological programmes in every way possible. It is necessary to develop cooperation between scientists of all countries, as the scale of the tasks ahead require the efforts of the entire scientific community.

September 29, 2003