(VOVworld) - Negotiators at the Paris talks aim to wrap up a global agreement to curb climate change on Saturday - a day later than expected, hosts France said. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, who is chairing the summit, said things are moving in the right direction. He told French television that "the atmosphere is good, things are positive", and that a new compromise deal would be presented on Saturday. A deal signed in Paris would come into being in 2020.
Participants at COP21 - as the UN conference is called - have been working on a new draft text, prepared by the French presidency, since Wednesday.
This was seen as a significant moment after discussions that began in 2011 for a new global agreement that would stake out a long-term strategy for dealing with climate change.