Rio+20: Agreement reached, say diplomats

Source: BBC

19 June 2012 Last updated at 16:24 GMT

Rio 20: Agreement reached, say diplomats

By Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News, Rio de Janeiro

Negotiators have reached agreement on a text that will be submitted for approval to world leaders when they meet for the Rio summit this week.

The Rio+20 meeting comes 20 years after the Earth Summit, also held in the Brazilian city.

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An unnamed diplomat told the AFP news agency that a text "was adopted and it will be endorsed by the heads of state and government".

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