Delegates from around 20 countries will hold three days of "informal" talks in Japan from Sunday aimed at salvaging efforts towards a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution.
Supposedly final talks in South Korea in 2024 toward an agreement failed, and a renewed effort in Geneva last August likewise collapsed in overtime.
A Japanese Environment Ministry official said that the "informal" closed-door meeting among "working-level officials" through Tuesday was not expected to result in any official announcement.
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