March 28, 2020 01:03 pm | Updated 02:48 pm IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi convenes a meeting of SAARC leaders on the coronavirus pandemic over a video conference, on March 15, 2020. Photo courtesy: Twitter/@narendramodi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a videoconference summit of leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to discuss a common strategy to tackle COVID-19. All leaders in the 8-nation regional grouping welcomed the PM’s suggestion and agreed to join the conference, except Pakistan PM Imran Khan.
Here is the official notification:
PM calls for SAARC nations to chalk out a strong strategy to fight Coronavirus
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