Mamata Banerjee invited to peace conference alongside Pope, Merkel

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has been invited to attend a world peace conference in Rome in October. Pope Francis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Grand Imam of Egypt's al-Azhar, Ahmad al-Tayeb, among others, are expected to attend the conference. The invitation for the meet was sent to Banerjee by the president of a Catholic association based in Rome.