Azerbaijan proposed to hold a session of UNGA on COVID-19

A special meeting of the UN General Assembly should discuss the issue of joining the efforts of the international community to fight coronavirus.

Report informs, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in an exclusive interview with first Deputy Director General of TASS Mikhail Gusman.

"Of course, the common misfortune unites us. Therefore, the main goal of the summit [non-aligned Movement] was to demonstrate solidarity within the organization, as well as effective cooperation with leading international organizations. We have proposed on my initiative to hold a special [session] of the UN General Assembly at the level of heads of state and government on coronavirus."

President Ilham Aliyev added that Azerbaijan had made other efforts to fight the pandemic on a global scale. "We have allocated $ 5 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide urgent support to the Movement's most vulnerable member countries. It is our second donation. Earlier, in March, we also donated $ 5 million to the WHO to fight the global pandemic."