Biden says Xi, Putin welcome at climate summit April 22
Source: Reuters
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MARCH 26, 2021 3:31 PM UPDATED 23 MINUTES AGO
Biden says Xi, Putin welcome at climate summit April 22
By Steve Holland
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has invited the leaders of China and Russia to participate in a global summit on climate change in April, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin were among 40 world leaders invited to the April 22-23 summit, according to a White House statement.
Biden told reporters he had not yet spoken to the two leaders about it, “but they know they’re invited.”
Biden’s Earth Day global summit on climate is part of his effort to elevate climate change as a top priority. It will be held virtually given pandemic restrictions and will be live-streamed for public viewing.
Climate change is one area U.S. officials believe it is possible to do business with China and Russia, despite deep differences on a host of other issues.
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