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President Mohammed Nasheed and 13 other government officials submerged and took their seats at a table on the sea floor- 20 feet (6 meters) below the surface of a lagoon off Girifushi, an island usually used for military training.
The underwater meeting was held ahead of a major UN climate change conference in December in Copenhagen.
Text: AP
Image: Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed signs a document calling on all countries to cut down their carbon dioxide emissions in Girifushi, Maldives, on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. (Photograph copyright AP)
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