NEW DELHI: Seven countries of South Asia on Wednesday agreed to look at ways and means to keep up trade flows within the region in a bid to counter the adverse impact that the covid-19 pandemic will have on regional commerce, a statement from the Indian foreign ministry said.
Trade and commerce officials of Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka besides India held talks over a video link to take stock of the situation following the outbreak of the pandemic that has caused countries to close borders, brought commercial passenger travel to a standstill, caused oil prices to crash and stock markets to plummet.