PM Modi accepts Joe Biden's invitation to attend climate summit: MEA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted US President Joe Biden's invitation to attend Leaders' Summit on Climate which will be held on April 22 and 23.

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Friday Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted US President Joe Biden's invitation to attend Leaders' Summit on Climate. "US President Joe Biden has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the Leaders' Summit on Climate. PM Modi welcomed Joe Biden's initiative and accepted the invitation," news agency PTI quoted Bagchi as saying at an online media briefing. The two-day Leaders' Summit on Climate will be held virtually on April 22-23 and will be telecasted live for public viewing. The summit will reconvene the US-led Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, which brings together 17 countries responsible for approximately 80 per cent of global emissions and global GDP.