Modi, Obama spoke for hour over hotline this week

December 11, 2015 23:54

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama spoke for an hour over a hotline on Tuesday to discuss the progress made in climate change negotiations in Paris.

The call "lasted for over an hour", the US Ambassador to India, Richard Verma said in his address to the Brookings Institute, a top American think-tank.

This was only the second ever telephonic conversation between the two leaders over the hotline or secure line of communication, which was established this summer.

Obama had telephoned Modi to discuss the progress made in climate change negotiations currently underway in Paris.

According to a readout of the call issued by the White House, the call was initiated by Obama and the two leaders discussed primarily climate change issues in the context of the ongoing negotiations in Paris.

"Both leaders emphasised their personal commitment to secure a strong climate change agreement this week and their interest in our countries' working together to achieve a successful outcome," the White House had said.

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