Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has drawn a red line through talks with Turkey over the COP climate conference for next year, declaring Australia would not consider co-hosting to break a diplomatic impasse.

Negotiations about whether Turkey or Australia will host next year’s meeting have stretched into the second week of this year’s global talks taking place in Belem, Brazil, with Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen having arrived on the weekend.

The prime minister’s remarks were his most definitive to date, indicating Australia would only host the event on its own, a prospect that appears unlikely given President Erdogan of Turkey is refusing to budge on his bid for the event.

“We won’t be co-hosting, because co-hosting isn’t provided for under the rules of the UNFCCC [Unite

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