Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has accepted the request of the C40 Climate Change Summit organisers to deliver his address through video conference in the session titled 'Breathe deeply: City solutions for clean air' PTI (file photo)Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will address the C-40 Climate Change Summit through a video conference on Friday, October 11, 2019, after the Ministry of External Affairs denied him permission to visit Denmark, a statement said on Thursday. The chief minister will also address a joint press conference with mayors of six major world cities at 12 pm on Friday, the statement said. The MEA had denied permission to the Delhi chief minister, saying that clearance from "political angel" has been denied. "The chief minister will on Friday address the C40 Climate Change Summit through video conference during the session on solutions to tackle air pollution," the statement read. Kejriwal was to leave on Tuesday for the C-40 Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, but could not do so.

Source: The Telegraph October 10, 2019 13:41 UTC