COP26 climate summit: PM Modi meets British counterpart Boris Johnson in Glasgow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met his British counterpart Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Narendra Modi and Boris Johnson discussed cooperation in areas such as green hydrogen, renewables and clean technology, economy and defence.
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This was the first in-person meeting between Modi and Johnson. Earlier, the British Prime Minister had twice cancelled visit to India due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Marching ahead on Roadmap 2030. PM @narendramodi met UK PM @BorisJohnson in Glasgow today. Congratulated him for successfully organising @COP26. Discussed cooperation in areas like green hydrogen, renewables & clean tech. Also exchanged views on economy, defence, P2P ties,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted soon after the meeting.
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Prime Minister Modi is expected to have reiterated his invitation for Johnson to visit India.
“Both governments remain committed to the implementation of the Roadmap, within prescribed timelines. Accordingly, we are looking to launch negotiations in November 2021 for an Interim Agreement to be signed in March 2022 and eventually a comprehensive agreement, if all goes according to schedule, by November 2022,” India’s High Commissioner to the UK, Gaitri Issar Kumar, said ahead of the prime ministerial talks.
Earlier, PM Modi also met members of the Indian community in Glasgow to strengthen people-to-people bonds between the two countries ahead of his participation in the 26th session of the Conference of Parties.
At COP26, the world leaders are expected to work to achieve the completion of Paris Agreement implementation guidelines, mobilisation of climate finance, actions to strengthen climate adaptation, technology development and transfer and keeping in reach the goals of limiting the rise in global temperatures.
The high-level segment of COP-26 is titled the World Leaders' Summit (WLS) and the summit will be attended by heads of state/government of more than 120 countries.
-PTC News
