In Geneva, international negotiations were completed on the development of a global agreement aimed at combating plastic pollution. Negotiations under an agreement on pollution by plastic are postponed, but their participants intend to continue the process The climate and the environment representatives of the UN Member States gathered in Geneva could not reach a consensus regarding the legally binding agreement on the termination of environmental pollution by plastic. The negotiation participants agreed only with the need to resume the discussion in the future. “these were 10 days of stubborn struggle against the backdrop of geopolitical difficulties, economic problems and tension in international relations,” said INger Andersen, the Executive Director of the UN Environment program (UNUP). -However, one thing is clear: despite all the difficulties, the countries want to stay at the negotiating table. ”~ 60 > speaking to the media at the end of the intergovernmental negotiation committee (MPC), Iro Andersen emphasized that the member states recognize a significant polarization of opinions regarding pollution plastic. “Although we have not reached the coordination of the text of the contract, the UNEP will continue to work on the fight against plastic pollution, which penetrated our groundwater, soil, rivers, oceans and even our bodies,” she said. reaction of the General Secretary 60 > “I am deeply regretted that, despite the sincere efforts, negotiations on the achievement of an international legally binding agreement on pollution of plastic, including in the maritime environment, ended without consensus,” the UN Antoniu General Secretary said on Friday, the statement of the General Secretary Guterrisha. -I welcome the determination of member states, united by a common goal, to continue to work to combat pollution with plastic pollution, in order to ultimately accept an agreement that is necessary for the world to solve a huge problem that threatens people and the environment. ”~ 60 >At the renewed fifth session of negotiations, called & nbsp; Inc-5.2-following the previous negotiations in Busan, known as & Inc-5.1-more than 2600 participants in the discussion gathered in the UN Nations Palace. In addition to about 1,400 delegates from different countries, there were about a thousand observers representing at least 400 organizations at the session. ~ 60 > representatives of civil society who expressed their opinion through protests, fiction, press briffins and other events in the palace of nations and adjacent to the session also took an active part it are districts. 60 > “not time to indulge” ~ 60 > ultimate goal of negotiations was the consistent of the text of the legally binding document to terminate the pollution with plastic, as well as the compilation of the list of “unresolved issues requiring further preparatory preparatory work ”, reported in the UNEP. ~ 60 > despite“ intensive interaction ”, members of the intergovernmental negotiation committee could not reach the consensus on the proposed draft agreements. ~ 60 >“ The fact that we could not reach the supplied Goals can cause sadness and even disappointment, but it is not the time to indulge in despondency. On the contrary, this should push us to restore strength, confirm our obligations and join forces, ”said the chairman of the intergovernmental Committee, Luis Valas Valasyeso. 62 >