{"id":57888,"date":"2020-03-14T17:05:13","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T17:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=57888"},"modified":"2020-03-14T17:05:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T17:05:13","slug":"pm-supports-modis-proposal-to-fight-coronavirus-jointly-momen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=57888","title":{"rendered":"PM supports Modi\u2019s proposal to fight coronavirus jointly: Momen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday agreed with a proposal of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for adopting a strong strategy by SAARC nations to contain the deadly coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen revealed this to media this evening saying our premier is willing to join the videoconference with all the South Asian countries\u2019 leaders for sketching way out to fight virus pandemic regionally.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur honourable Prime Minister termed the proposal of Indian Premier Narendra Modi as a good one and gave her consent to join a videoconference with other heads of SAARC countries to chalk out a strong strategy to combat the COVIT-19,\u201d Dr AK Abdul Momen said.<\/p>\n

In a tweet, Modi on Friday proposed that the leadership of SAARC nations chalk out a strong strategy to fight coronavirus.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe could discuss, via videoconference, ways to keep our citizens healthy,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n

Hours after the tweet, Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Riva Ganguly Das went to the Bangladesh foreign minister\u2019s residence to hand over the formal proposal of the Indian premier about the videoconference.<\/p>\n

\u201cI conveyed the message to honourable prime minister and she told me that if all the South Asian countries\u2019 leaders participate, she is willing to join the videoconference,\u201d Momen said.<\/p>\n

The foreign minister continued: \u201cWhen the Indian High Commission here confirmed that all SAARC member states, including Afghanistan and Pakistan, gave their positive notes about the videoconference, our prime minister gave her consent to join it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Momen said actually it will be the show of political solidarity to handle the coronavirus and protect the people of South Asia.<\/p>\n

While asking when the videoconference will take place, the foreign minister said the date and time are yet to be finalised but it will be held soon.<\/p>\n

Momen said the foreign ministry has already started work on preparing the talking points for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the videoconference.<\/p>\n

In his tweet Modi said, \u201cTogether, we can set an example to the world, and contribute to a healthier planet as our planet is battling the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus\u201d.<\/p>\n

In reply to Modi\u2019s tweet, leaders of four South Asian nations \u2013Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives \u2014 gave reply supporting the Indian premier\u2019s proposal towards collective efforts against the coronavirus outbreak that had spread over 121 countries and territories killing 5,120 people and infecting 139,637 others.<\/p>\n

In a tweet, Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam also said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina welcomed the proposal of the Indian premier and looks forward to a constructive dialogue with South Asian leaders at this testing time for the region and the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday agreed with a proposal of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for adopting a strong strategy by SAARC nations to contain the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen revealed this to media this evening saying our premier is willing to join the videoconference with all the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":57889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n