The Hindu Business Line : Al Gore may visit India later this year

New Delhi June 21 Former US Vice-President, Mr Al Gore, is likely to visit India in October-November this year to meet leaders and members of industry to formulate acceptable policy solutions that could advance the millennium development goal.

Mr Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Industries, told Business Line, "Mr Gore is very keen on visiting India and might be visiting later this year. He expressed a desire to engage with all the stake holders, including members of industry so that the twin objectives of growth in developing countries and sustainable development could be given a sharper focus."

Growth-drivers

Mr Kumar had met Mr Gore on the sidelines of a CEO's summit that focused on India and China as the major growth drivers of the global economy, in Florence, Italy, recently.

During the meeting the Minister stated that while there can be no difference of opinion as to the urgency of addressing critical issues related to climate change, the global debate should harmonise equitably the imperatives of development in emerging economies and sustainable development.

"The terms of debate and the idioms of dialogue should not be such as to unjustifiably transfer the major burden of sustainable development on developing countries," Mr Kumar said, during the meeting.

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