<p>"With so many heads of state and government having arrived it's appropriate that the Prime Minister of Denmark presides," Hedegaard told the 193-nation meeting.</p>.<p>"However, the Prime Minister has appointed me as his special representative and I will thus continue to negotiate the...outcome with my colleagues," she said.</p>.<p>She said the move was procedural. Separately, Hedegaard has been criticized by African nations for favoring rich nations in the negotiations.</p>
<p>"With so many heads of state and government having arrived it's appropriate that the Prime Minister of Denmark presides," Hedegaard told the 193-nation meeting.</p>.<p>"However, the Prime Minister has appointed me as his special representative and I will thus continue to negotiate the...outcome with my colleagues," she said.</p>.<p>She said the move was procedural. Separately, Hedegaard has been criticized by African nations for favoring rich nations in the negotiations.</p>
