- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday (1) arrived at the Scottish Exhibition Centre to attend the opening ceremony of COP26 climate summit where he would deliver a speech along with other world leaders.
Modi, who arrived in Glasgow on Sunday (31) from Rome, Italy, where he attended the G20 Summit, was received by his British counterpart Boris Johnson and United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres after arriving at the summit venue.
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“Together for our planet! PM @narendramodi received by UK PM @BorisJohnson and UN Secretary General @antonioguterres as he arrives at the Scottish Exhibition Centre to attend the World Leaders Summit of @COP26,” India’s ministry of external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.
Together for our planet!
PM @narendramodi received by UK PM @BorisJohnson and UN Secretary General @antonioguterres as he arrives at the Scottish Exhibition Centre to attend the World Leaders Summit of @COP26. pic.twitter.com/6UW06RrYe1
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) November 1, 2021
During the World Leaders’ Summit (WLS) starting at the event on Monday, Modi will present the formal position on India’s climate action agenda and lay out the best practices and achievements in the field.
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The Indian prime minister will join over 120 heads of government and state at a special reception at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, one of Scotland’s most popular attractions, at the end of the first day of the WLS.
The reception will also see members of the royal family, including Prince Charles and wife Camilla and Prince William and wife Kate Middleton. Queen Elizabeth II was due to attend the reception but pulled out last week after a medical advice against travel.
