Multilateralism And Virus On The Agenda At Virtual RIC Meet

Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China participated in the RIC virtual meet on Tuesday amid tensions along the Indo-China Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. Throughout the meet, emphasis was laid on implications of the novel coronavirus outbreak on the global economy.

- Geeta Mohan

Russia, the host country, opened the forum with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saying, “Today, we have other threats, first of all - Covid-19. The pandemic continues to take lives, to have a serious negative impact on world politics and the economy. The pandemic has demonstrated the unprecedented interconnectedness of the international community. It is impossible to sit aside, to isolate oneself from cross-border problems.