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NATO foreign ministers discuss battle against coronavirus

02.04.2020 14:19
Foreign ministers from NATO countries are meeting on Thursday via a video conference, with the COVID-19 crisis at the top of the agenda.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Photo: EPA/DANIEL KASAP

The meeting is to assess further measures that the Western military alliance and allies can take to step up a collective fight against the virus. Poland is represented by its foreign minister, Jacek Czaputowicz.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a press conference ahead of the one-day meeting: “NATO is doing its part to help in this common fight against an invisible enemy.”

“These are unprecedented times,” said Stoltenberg during the conference, adding: “The coronavirus outbreak has made it clear that many of the challenges we face are too great for any one nation or organization to face alone.”