'Will host summit of democracies'

Fayetteville (US): Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has said if he is elected, he will convene a global summit of democracies in the first year of his presidency to counter the “rising authoritarianism” in the world and address issues of election security and human rights. Biden accused President Donald Trump of “embracing” every autocrat in the world which he said has undermined America’s credibility. “One of the things that have hurt us so badly, is that this president has embraced every thug and every autocrat in the world, in ways that have undermined our credibility,” the former vice president said during a conference call on Sunday. “I’ll energise the community of democracies to counter the rising authoritarianism we see in the world. In my first year, we’re going to host a summit of the democracies to address election security, human rights, etc,” Biden said. PTI