FILE PHOTO: A man walks on a garbage-strewn beach in Mumbai, India, October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Hemanshi Kamani/File Photo
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - 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."
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