EU seeks India's support for plastics treaty, draft summit statement says
Source: Reuters, Date: , 0000
The European Union will
ask India to join its push for a global treaty on plastic pollution, according
to a draft statement prepared for a virtual summit on Saturday and seen by
Reuters.
The draft statement,
which must be signed off by EU ambassadors and needs New Delhi's final
approval, said: "The EU invited India to consider endorsing the Leaders’
Pledge for Nature, and effective engagement with like-minded countries on
negotiations on a Global Plastics Agreement."