We want the economy to restart and it is for employers to negotiate with employees as to how much wage could be paid for lockdown period.
We share an ocean and we share responsibility for that ocean as well, its health, well being & security. The relationship we are forming around those issues on our maritime domain, I think is the platform for so many other things between our countries.
We are committed to an open, inclusive, and prosperous Indo-Pacific and India's role in that region, our region will be critical in the years ahead.
I want to commend India for its leadership in multi-lateral forms particularly on taking Chair of the WHO’s Executive Board. India’s leadership will be critical here.
I thank you for your leadership not just in India, but throughout the G 20, the Indo-Pacific & the positive role you played in this very difficult times.
The role of our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will be more important in this period. The world needs a coordinated and collaborative approach to get out of the economic and social side effects of this pandemic.