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Natarajan said it was also agreed at the meeting that decisions should not be taken on sectoral actions, including in the field of agriculture. She said countries like India are absolutely particular that there should be no prescriptive policies in the agricultural sector because it is most important sector. Recalling that EU had stopped sectoral actions after BASIC strongly opposed the move, she said, "Unless there is adequate provision, in terms of finance we do not want these sectoral actions to be taken." She also said trading of carbon credits should not be done unless it was based upon the principle of environmental integrity. At the meeting, it was decided to ask experts of BASIC countries to work on certain areas including the Black Carbon issue, the issue of coal, the report of Climate Change committee and present report to the grouping. "We will also continue our engagement with other developing countries, G77, China, so that we can arrive at a common platform and raise a united voice while reaffirming our commitment to the adverse effects of climate change," Natarajan said.