(VOVWORLD) - Leaders of the G7 have agreed to prepare their economies to reopen safely on a foundation that will allow them to restore economic growth with more resilient health systems and more reliable supply chains.
 A virtual meeting of the G7 (Photo: AFP) |
US President Donald Trump on Thursday chaired a via videoconference of the G7, which includes Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, to seek a way to end the current economic paralysis.
The leaders pledged to do everything necessary to ensure a strong, coordinated global response to this humanitarian and economic crisis and launch a strong, sustainable recovery, according to a White House statement.
The G7 also called for a “thorough review and reform” of the World Health Organization, after US President Donald Trump leveled a searing criticism of the UN agency.