This was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Hua Chunying.

“At the invitation of US President Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping will take part in the climate summit via video link on April 22 and will deliver an important speech,” Xinhua news agency quoted her statement as saying.

Earlier it was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak at the climate leaders' summit on April 22 via videoconference.