Bishop vows best efforts for climate change conference

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has joined other foreign ministers in vowing to work hard to ensure success at a key climate change conference in Paris.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has joined counterparts from a key grouping of countries to affirm they will make their best efforts to ensure success at a key climate change conference in Paris.

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Saturday, Ms Bishop chaired a meeting of the MIKTA group comprising Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey and Australia.

The five foreign ministers released a statement on climate change affirming their countries would "make the best efforts" to work towards a successful outcome at the Paris conference in December to negotiate the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The MIKTA group also committed to enhancing cooperation on counter-terrorism and promoting gender equality.