Washington, Dec 9: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday telephoned Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the progress made in climate change negotiations currently underway in Paris, the White House said.
A white house spokesman said the US President is closely following the developments in Paris where more than 180 countries are trying to hammer out a deal on climate change.
“I can tell you that earlier today, the (US) President placed a telephone call to Prime Minister Modi of India to discuss the ongoing negotiations,” he said adding “I would anticipate that over the course of this week as the negotiations continue, the President would be in touch with other world leaders.”
Obama is getting regular updates from his team in Paris about the status of the negotiations, he added.
In Paris last week, Obama had met Modi on the sidelines of the climate change summit. He had also met his Chinese counterpart.
