Trump to convene G7 leaders’ video meeting on coronavirus
USÂ President Donald Trump will convene a video meeting of G7 leaders on Thursday to coordinate responses to the new coronavirus, the White House said.
The leaders of the leading industrialized democracies first met over video link in mid-March to discuss the coronavirus.
The US holds the rotating chair of the group and was forced to cancel this year’s in-person meeting, because of the coronavirus. The G7 nations have largely seen severe outbreaks of the new virus.
White House spokesman Judd Deere said the meeting would aim to “coordinate national responses” to the pandemic.
“Working together, the G7 is taking a whole-of-society approach to tackle the crisis across multiple areas, including health, finance, humanitarian assistance, and science and technology,” Deere said.
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Finance ministers and central bank governors from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States earlier held talks and issued a statement reiterating a G7 vow “to do whatever is necessary” to ensure growth and protect the economy. (dpa)
