New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi responds to call from US president Donald Trump for closer cooperation during extraordinary times and said India-US partnership is stronger than ever.
"Fully agree with you President @realDonaldTrump. Times like these bring friends closer," PM Modi tweeted.
"India shall do everything possible to help humanity's fight against COVID-19," Modi added.
US President Donald Trump had thanked India for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to allow the export of malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine to the United States.
Extraordinary times require even closer cooperation between friends. Thank you India and the Indian people for the decision on HCQ. Will not be forgotten! Trump said in a tweet, a day after India lifted the hold on export of the drug to the US.
Hydroxychloroquine has been identified by the US Food and Drug Administration as a possible line of treatment for the COVID-19 and it is being tested on more than 1,500 coronavirus patients in New York.
Anticipating that it will work, given initial positive results, Trump has bought more than 29 million doses of Hydroxychloroquine for potential treatment of the COVID-19 patients.
President Trump and Prime Minister Modi spoke over the phone last week. During the call, Trump had requested Modi to lift the hold on the American order of Hydroxychloroquine, of which India is the major producer.
