Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday Russia was ready to sign a new legally binding climate treaty.
"Russia is ready to take part in preparing a legally binding agreement and ready to document its obligations to cut emissions," the Russian president said.
He added that Russia would continue to decrease harmful emissions even if the new international climate deal is not signed, because "this would work to our benefit."
Delegations from 193 countries have been negotiating at the UN Climate Change Conference since December 7, but observers say the countries have made little progress in reaching any meaningful deal to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
COPENHAGEN, December 18 (RIA Novosti)
