Paris climate agreement signed by over 170 countries – BBC

At the UN headquarters in New York ended with a ceremony of signing of the Paris climate agreement, “Interfax»

The document was signed by 175 states -. UN member states, including France, the United States, Britain, China and Russia that the ceremony was represented by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Khloponin

According to the UN Secretary General said Ban Ki-moon, a record number of countries that signed the agreement, it is a powerful message to

the international community:. it is time to act for the sake of mankind

<. p> Earlier, Russia joined the Paris agreement to combat global climate change.