People enter the State Department Building in Washington on January 26, 2017. Reuters
WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Thursday that Washington looked forward to working with Islamabad on the climate crisis at different levels.
The department announced earlier in the day that Special Presidential Envoy for climate John Kerry would travel to Abu Dhabi, New Delhi, and Dhaka from April 1 to 9 for consultations on the matter.
The schedule, however, does not include Islamabad. Mr Kerry, a former US secretary of state, will hold talks with Emirati, Indian and Bangladeshi leaders for “increasing climate ambition” ahead of two major international events, the State Department said.
US special presidential envoy for climate summit to visit India next week
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US Special Presidential Envoy For Climate John Kerry To Visit India US Special Presidential Envoy For Climate John Kerry To Visit India Looking forward to meaningful discussions with friends in the Emirates, India, and Bangladesh on how to tackle the climate crisis, John Kerry tweeted.
John Kerry will travel to Abu Dhabi, New Delhi and Dhaka from April 1-9 (File)
Washington:
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Abu Dhabi, New Delhi and Dhaka from April 1-9 to discuss the climate crisis, the State Department has announced.
Kerry would travel for consultations on increasing climate ambition ahead of US President Joe Biden s Leaders Summit on Climate from April 22-23 and the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change later this year, the State Department said on Wednesday.
US envoy Kerry heads to India, Bangladesh for climate talks, skips Pakistan
Biden ignored Pakistan at his government s first summit on climate change to be held on April 22
Reuters
April 01, 2021
NEW DELHI,:
US climate envoy John Kerry will hold talks with Indian leaders during an Asian tour starting on Thursday in an effort to narrow differences on climate change goals to slow global warming.
However, the US envoy is not scheduled to hold talks with Pakistan, which is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change.
Biden ignored Pakistan at his government s first summit on climate change to be held on April 22 and 23. The US president has invited 40 heads of state and government, including leaders of India, Bangladesh and Bhutan – from the South Asian region.
In this photo taken on March 10, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks to the press as he leaves after a meeting with the French president at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris.
US climate envoy John Kerry will hold talks with Indian, Emirati and Bangladesh leaders during an Asian tour starting on Thursday in an effort to narrow differences on climate change goals to slow global warming.
Notably, Kerry is not scheduled to hold talks with the leadership of Pakistan, which is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change.
The development comes on the heels of the announcement of a climate summit called by US President Joe Biden later this month (April 22-23) for which he has invited 40 world leaders, including those from India, China and Bangladesh, but not Pakistan.
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