PM Modi Accepts Joe Biden's Invite To Attend Virtual Climate Summit: Foreign Ministry

MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said President Biden has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the Leaders' Summit on Climate, which will be held virtually, and the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate to be held on April 22 and 23.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted an invitation from US President Joe Biden to attend the Leaders' Summit on Climate, which will be held online, the Ministry of External Affairs has confirmed. The meeting will be held on April 22 and 23. US' Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will be in India from April 5-8 during which he will discuss the upcoming Leaders' Summit on Climate hosted by President Joe Biden as well as key climate issues in the context of the COP26 meet to be held later this year, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said President Biden has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the Leaders' Summit on Climate, which will be held virtually, and the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate to be held on April 22 and 23. Prime Minister Modi welcomed US President Joe Biden's initiative and accepted the invitation, Mr Bagchi said at an online media briefing.