A final accord draft on climate will be finalized on Saturday not Friday, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius who leads climate talks said.

In statements on Friday, Fabius said negotiations will continue till Saturday morning "but the atmosphere is good, things are positive, things are going in the right direction".

The talks, which began on Nov. 29, had been due to end on Friday.

Late on Thursday, Fabius unveiled a slightly trimmed 27-page draft text that removed some main points of contention.

Sources: MENA