Concerns had been growing that a sharp drop in oil prices and the pandemic would sink the trade deal, the only active area of cooperation between the two nations.
The meeting comes amid extraordinary strains in US-China ties, given that President Trump has blamed China for the Covid pandemic, which originated in Wuhan.
Pompeo tweet comes after two US security agencies, FBI and CISA, released a warning about alleged attempts by Chinese hackers to steal coronavirus research.
US Secretary of State Pompeo and his counterparts discussed the importance of international cooperation, transparency, and accountability in battling Covid-19.
US Secretary of State Pompeo said that he has seen significant evidence suggesting a laboratory in Wuhan was underperforming and the virus may well have emanated from there.
Referring to a recent report, Pompeo said the US has devoted nearly $6.5 billion in government and non-government contributions to help countries fight Covid-19.
China knows virus outbreak originated in that country and is using ‘classic communist disinformation’ to shift focus, US Secretary of State Pompeo said.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo added that there will be a time to make sure that 'we get this right' and not depend on China for its pharmaceutical goods.
The two leaders discussed bilateral and international cooperation to contain Covid-19, including ensuring availability of pharmaceutical & medical supplies over the phone.
It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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