Sri Lanka welcome PM Modi’s SAARC proposal against COVID-19

Mar 13, 2020

New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): Leaders of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations on Friday endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposal to chalk out a joint strategy to combat the coronavirus outbreak, promising their complete support towards the collective effort against the pandemic. Speaking on the proposal, Acting Sri Lankan High Commissioner, N Kadurugamuwa on Friday said, “We welcome this initiative. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has expressed willingness to join discussion in this regard, share our learning and learn from other members.” Member states such as Nepal and Sri Lanka promptly hailing the idea of unitedly taking on the pandemic.