India and China today reiterated their commitment to strengthen bilateral strategy cooperation making initial remarks in the bilateral meeting between the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao. The two leaders asserted the need to firm up cooperation in other areas also. The meeting assumes significance as it takes place ahead of Prime Minister's participation in the summit level meeting on Climate Change.<br/><br/>The two leaders earlier had telephonic conversation in a bid to firm up strategies for the two countries in the summit.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is among the top world leaders who have converged at Danish Capital to make last ditch efforts to push a possible plan of action to combat climate change. After several rounds of hard negotiations at the ministerial level, the heads of states and government of over 120 countries have before them a three page draft prepared by Denmark circulated to build a consensus over it.<br/><br/>Highly placed sources said the draft has been prepared on the basis of the reports submitted by the two groups constituted to examine the Kyoto Protocol and Bali Action Plan. Sources did not rule out a short communiqu’ at the end of the summit.<br/><br/>At the plenary session, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will stress the importance to preserving the areas of consensus and need to continue negotiations post Copenhagen. Before attending the summit , Dr Singh will have a bilateral with his Chinese counter part Wen Jibao to forge a common strategy among the developing countries on the crucial issue.<br/><br/>The BASIC countries comprising of India, China, South Africa and Brazil along with representatives of G-77 met Danish Prime Minister, who assured them that all further discussions would be transparent and based on consensus. Expressing dismay over the way negotiations have proceeded, Environment Minister Mr Jairam Ramesh said the developing countries had not been consulted and the host Denmark's reluctance to reveal anything on that process was most baffling and mischievous.<br/><br/>Emerging Economies have rubbished reports attributed by rich nations that it is responsible for blocking an agreement from being reached at the summit. An official who has been part of the intense negotiations on the emerging economies side says that nothing could be further from truth.<br/><br/>In fact New Delhi has made it clear if there is disappointment at the end of the summit, some rich nations are to be squarely blamed. The rich and emerging economies were sharply divided over the initiative to be taken by the rich bloc over legally bound emission cuts and the availability of funds and technology to poor countries to deal with global warming.<br/><br/>The Industrialized nations have been pushing for a new treaty over the Kyoto Protocol where both rich and poor nations were put on same pedestal. Environment Minister Mr., Jairam Ramesh said that the sustained pressure by the developing countries led to the resumption of the two-track climate negotiations in Copenhagen. He said that the negotiations resumed on the two tracks. He hailed the US announcement on 100 billion us dollars annual financing fund as a very important step.<br/><br/>Earlier, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in his departure statement said India is willing to do more provided there are credible arrangements to provide additional financial support as well as technological transfers from developed to developing countries. AIR correspondents covering the summit reports that with summit reaching its climax, there is little possibility of an legally bound agreement where it is mandatory for the industrialized countries to make emission cuts.<br/><br/>Briefing newsmen on the bilateral meeting between Prime Ministers of the two countries in Copenhagen today , Foreign Secretary Mrs Nirupama Rao said Dr Manmohan singh stressed that pending resolution of outstanding issues, there is need to maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas. The special representatives of the two countries have led several rounds of talks to address the vexed boundary issue.<br/><br/>Hailing the co-operation between the two countries at the climate summit Dr Manmohan singh described it as meeting of minds. Mrs Nirupama Rao said that the Chinese premier clarified that there was no intention of hurting the sentiments of India, in the recent China – US Joint statement.