New York: The United Nations Security Council has announced that it will held the first ever talks on coronavirus pandemic via videoconference on Thursday, April 9.
The announcement comes after nine of the 10 non-permanent members had formally requested a meeting on the COVID-19 outbreak, as United Nations till now, has been stuck in a diplomatic and political quagmire due to the diplomatic tensions between China and the United States.
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Prior to this, UN General Assembly had passed a resolution calling for a unified international effort to curb the virus spread.
The fact that the United States has been demanding to specify and acknowledge the fact that the virus first emerged in China, which in result has initiated a diplomatic row between the two countries.
According to sources, efforts were being made from France to organize a videoconference with leaders of the five permanent member countries to try to resolve any grievances among them.
The countries that called for the meeting include Germany, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Estonia, Indonesia, Niger, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam.
