Today President Vladimir Putin and I have agreed to cooperate on the global challenges of climate change and energy, including in the APEC Leaders Meeting this weekend. Australia and Russia share much in common, as two of the world's largest suppliers of energy, in ensuring economic growth, energy security and environmental sustainability.
We have agreed that the world needs to make progress towards a new international climate change framework, to which all major emitters should make substantial contributions. Australia and Russia will work together to achieve international consensus on a long-term global aspirational goal for stabilising and then reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Australia and Russia will work closely together, with other members of the