French President Francois Hollande said that he has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris.
"I personally invited Vladimir Putin. Though we may have differences in approaches to a number of scenarios, we must be united on the issue of climate, because these issues affect all of humankind," he said.
The event will be held in the French capital from 30 November to 11 December. The Kremlin hasn't given any information about the participation of the Russian president in the UN Climate Conference, Gazeta.ru reports.