NEW DELHI, Mar 20: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday took part in a US-initiated teleconference of some countries in the Indo-Pacific on combating coronavirus during which he briefed the participants on the proactive steps taken by India to counter the pandemic.
The telephonic conference call, initiated by US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun for discussions among some Indo-Pacific nations on issues related to countering COVID-19, also included senior representatives from Australia, South Korea, Vietnam, New Zealand, and Japan, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
The participants shared their assessments of the current situation with respect to COVID-19, and discussed ways to synergise their efforts to counter its spread, the MEA said. (PTI)
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