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PM to attend COP 28 summit in Dubai
Narendra Modi will be in Dubai at the invitation of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi, the statement said.
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For the second time in three years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the annual climate change conference, this time being held in Dubai from November 30.
The 28th edition of the Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 28) will run till December 12. The main agenda is to complete a stocktaking exercise to review the progress in the global fight against climate change, and decide on measures to strengthen climate actions being taken by countries.
Modi will be in Dubai on November 30 and December 1. He will also hold bilateral meetings with some of the other leaders participating in the conference, a government statement said.
Modi had attended the Glasgow conference in 2021 during which he had unveiled India’s five-pronged ‘Panchamrit’ strategy to deal with climate change. He had also announced New Delhi’s plan to attain net-zero status by 2070.
The PM had also attended the 2015 conference during which the landmark Paris Agreement was finalised.
Modi will be in Dubai at the invitation of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi, the statement said.
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