Annan upbeat about Copenhagen summit

By Zhang Xin and Li Jing | China Daily | Updated: 2009-10-29 08:14

Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan (second from right) says the upcoming climate change conference in Copenhagen is the right step forward even without a consensus on curbing greenhouse gases. He and his wife are joined by (from left) 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus and Hong Kong action movie star Jet Li at a UN function in Beijing on Monday. Guan Xin

Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan said the climate change conference in Copenhagen, with or without a groundbreaking deal, will be a success despite media reports that an agreement is unlikely.