BONN: Developing countries including India have asked the rich nations to ratify the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol (2013-2020), guiding their climate action for next three years, by June 2018 to build trust and confidence in the multilateral process. The appeal was made jointly by all the developing countries during their meeting late Wednesday evening where they discussed the deadline so that the Kyoto Protocol (KP-II) comes into force and the developed countries take actions of emission cuts as per their commitment from now till 2020. The call on ratification deadline was made after developed countries including United States (US), European Union, Canada, Australia and Japan opposed the demand of developing countries to put pre-2020 commitments of rich nations for discussion in the agenda of the ongoing climate conference (COP23). The move is seen as an attempt by developed countries not to discuss something which they had not fulfilled under their previous commitments. The US, which generally remained quite during the negotiation, intervened on the issue in a separate meeting to take a call on the agenda of the Conference and opposed the developing countries demand. Though the US is not part of the KP, its intervention is interpreted as a move to avoid any climate action, whatsoever, on its part till 2020. Ratification of the Protocol is a valuable part of the momentum for global climate action for the years leading up to 2020. So far, only 84 of the total 191 signatories have ratified it. India too had raised the demand of including pre-2020 actions of rich nations in the agenda of the Conference on Monday while supporting a group of developing countries - Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) - on the issue. The pre-2020 actions refer to existing obligations under the KP where only rich nations are obliged to take mitigation (emission cut) actions. Though the developed countries had in 2012 agreed to undertake their aggregate emission cuts by at least 18% below the 1990 levels, most of them have, so far, not even ratified the decision. "All developing countries feel that we can have a deadline of May or June 2018 for ratification of the second commitment period (KP-II) by all Parties (countries) to ensure its coming into force", said Indian negotiator Ravi Shankar Prasad while addressing a joint press conference with representatives of developing countries, including China, on Thursday. Pitching for actions on pre-2020 commitments, Prasad, flanked by senior Indian negotiator Arun Kumar Mehta, said, "If we see the forward movement, there will be lot of clarity, there will be lot of trust and there will be lot of commitment among the Parties (countries) to keep this action forward. "I hope that we will be able to discuss this agenda item and take decision during the COP23 to ensure that the trust and confidence in the multilateral process continues and we are on track to bridge the emission gap as has been brought out by the UNEP. It may also ensure that we are on track for the post-2020 (under Paris Agreement) actions". Mehta too emphasised on it, saying the pre-2020 is essential to building trust in the system that we are talking in a framework where everybody is cooperating. "Fundamentally, the delayed action is not going to help anyone...All parties need to work together", Mehta said. Chinese negotiator expressed similar concerns during the joint press conference and appealed for including pre-2020 issues in the agenda. Consultations on the demand to include the issue on the agenda of the COP23 have already begun. Final decision is expected on Saturday.