Saudi Arabia has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal for a G20 summit via video conference to deal with coronavirus crisis next week. Saudi Arabia is the chair of the G20 this year and will be taking all calls regarding the summit. The G20 secretariat in Riyadh said in a press release, “The Saudi G20 Presidency is communicating with G20 countries to convene an extraordinary virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit next week to advance a coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its human and economic implications.” “The Saudi Presidency will continue to support and coordinate international efforts to counter the impact of the pandemic, both in human andeconomic terms,” he added. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the two leaders discussed the COVID – 19 pandemic crisis. During the telephonic talk, PM Modi highlighted the initiative led by New Delhi to organise a video conference among SAARC countries on Sunday evening. “The two leaders agreed that a similar exercise at the level of G20 leaders, under the aegis of Saudi Arabia as the Chair of G20, would be useful at a global scale, both for discussing specific measures to address… Read full this story
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