Like terrorism, we’ll fight coronavirus together, says PM Modi

Responding to a tweet by Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani thanking India for the supply of wheat and medicines, PM Modi said New Delhi and Kabul share a special friendship based on ties of history, geography, and culture.

April 20, 2020 07:55 pm | Updated April 22, 2020 11:35 pm IST - New Delhi:

PM Narendra Modi

PM Narendra Modi

India and Afghanistan have fought the scourge of terrorism together and will similarly take on coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) with solidarity and shared resolve, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Responding to a tweet by Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani thanking India for the supply of wheat and medicines , Mr. Modi said New Delhi and Kabul share a special friendship based on ties of history, geography, and culture.

“For long, we have fought jointly against the scourge of terrorism,” Mr. Modi tweeted.

“We will similarly combat COVID-19 together, with solidarity and shared resolve,” he said.

In his Twitter post, Mr. Ghani said, “Thank you my friend Prime Minister @narendramodi, and thank you India for providing 500K (5 lakh) tablets of hydroxychloroquine , 100K (10 lakh) tablets of paracetamol, and 75,000 metric tons of wheat that the first consignment of it (5,000) will reach AFG (Afghanistan) in a day or so, for the Afghan people.”

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