President Mohamed Nasheed has yesterday met with Ed Miliband, British Secretary of State of Energy and Climate Change.

Discussions were mainly focused on getting more countries to adopt the Copenhagen Accord.

Speaking at the meeting, President briefed Ed Miliband on what the government of the Maldives was doing to get more countries to sign the Copenhagen Accord. He said his Special Envoy Mr Ibrahim Hussain Zaki had been calling environment ministers and foreign ministers of different countries to discuss the matter.

President and Ed Miliband agreed that countries should agree to a legally binding agreement on climate change.

President and Ed Miliband also discussed the importance of understanding how the Accord should operate and how to make sure the commitments the countries made during the formulation of the Accord are fulfilled. Both agreed that there should be an operational plan or a map for the accord.

Maldives and Britain agreed to work together in getting more countries to sign the Copenhagen Accord and to make Copenhagen Accord a legally binding treaty.