Coppenhagen's mayor has warned hotels against patronizing Danish prostitutes during the upcoming U.N. summit, by sending out postcards to 160 hotels urging guests and delegates to refrain from buying sex.

"As mayor I have a duty over which image of Copenhagen will be shown during the summit and I think it’s deplorable that you can buy a woman for sex," said Copenhagen Mayor Ritt Bjerregaard, who is hosting her own climate conference for mayors.

In addition to the postcard campaign, the mayor has written to each of the 500 participants taking part in the Climate Summit for Mayors asking them to abstain from using the services of prostitutes.

According to spokeswoman Susanne Møller on behalf of the sex workers, "Mayor Ritt Bjerregaard is abusing her position when she uses her power to prevent us from carrying out our legal work"

With a KASS cross court volley, the group has now decided to offer a free service to people who present one of the council’s anti-prostitution postcards, along with their official COP15 ID during the two-week conference."

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