Lavrov discussed with the foreign Minister of India to combat coronavirus

The foreign Ministers of India and Russia Sergey Lavrov and Subramaniam Jaishankar discussed on Thursday by phone the pandemic coronavirus. This is stated in the message of the foreign Ministry.

"they Discussed topical issues of bilateral and international agenda, including the topic of interaction in combating new coronavirus a pandemic in the light of recent decisions of the UN General Assembly, the prospects of Afghan settlement, BRICS activities during the Russian presidency, as well as cooperation in the format Russia – India – China", – said the Russian foreign Ministry.

Outbreak caused by a novel coronavirus, the disease was recorded in the end of 2019 in Central China, has spread to most countries and 11 March were recognised by the world health organization pandemic.