G7 to collaborate on economy reopenings: White House

G7 leers agreed on Thursday to coordinate reopening of ir ecomies after coronavirus pandemic and to ensure "trusted supply chains" in future, White House said.

President Donald Trump hosted a videoconference with or G7 leers -- Britain, Cana, France, Germany, Italy and Japan -- as world's biggest ecomies increasingly look to ending ecomic paralysis caused by attempts to stop virus' spre.

"G7 leers tasked ir ministers to work toger to prepare all G7 ecomies to re-open safely and on a foundation that will allow G7 nations to reestablish ecomic growth with more resilient health systems and trusted supply chains," White House said in a statement.

"G7 leers agreed to remain committed to taking every necessary measure to ensure a strong and coordinated global response to this health crisis and associated humanitarian and ecomic calamity and to launch a strong and sustainable recovery," statement said. United States is current chair of group. 

(Im Credit: AP)