Sri Lankan President accepts PM Modi's proposal to SAARC nations on coronavirus crisis

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal to members of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to formulate a “strong strategy” in order to fight vel coronavirus. Rajapaksa took to Twitter to thank PM Modi for “great initiative” and urged everyone to united in solidarity in face of a global pandemic.

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Earlier, PM Modi h proposed that SAARC countries could discuss ways, via video conferencing, to keep citizens healthy. In a series of tweets, Prime Minister urged South Asian nations to leave “ stone unturned” in fight against dely virus ensuring wellness of citizens.

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Or members welcome proposal

Bhutan, Nepal and Maldives also joined bandwagon to welcome PM Modi’s proposal and urged or SAARC members to coordinate in this fight. Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih thanked Prime Minister for taking initiative. PM Modi’s proposal and quick response from SAARC members could revive regional intergovernmental organisation which has been dormant since relationship between India and Pakistan hit nir.

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