Ruckus at climate talks over vandalism of Saudi nameplate

Lebanon’s delegate told a plenary session that the Saudi flag had also been mishandled,but she did gave no details.

The incident came a day after Saudi Arabia blocked vulnerable island states which clamoured for a study into the impacts of global warming.

Country after country stepped up to condemn what they called an assault on tolerance and on a fellow member of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Muslim nations in particular noted that the flag carried in Arabic the Islamic declaration of faith.

These are “religiously significant words,” the representative for Kuwait said. “These are values that are common to all Islamic states,” said Jordan.

Mexico,which is presiding over the UN climate talks this year,promised it would thoroughly investigate the incident.

The finger of blame in relation to the nameplate pointed in the direction of climate activists who had condemned yesterday’s move by Riyadh.