Biden to Join G-7 Leaders in Virtual Meeting to Discuss Pandemic Response

WASHINGTON—President Biden will take part in a virtual meeting of the Team of 7 industrialized nations on Friday, the White Home claimed, joining a discussion board for leaders of member nations to discuss plans to defeat the coronavirus pandemic as demise counts increase and the international economy remains sluggish.

“President Biden will emphasis on a international response to the Covid pandemic, such as coordination on vaccine creation, distribution, and provides, as properly as ongoing efforts to mobilize and cooperate from the danger of emerging infectious disorders by developing place potential and developing overall health safety financing,” the White Home claimed Sunday.

Friday’s meeting will be the very first G-7 gathering since April 2020. It will be hosted by British Key Minister Boris Johnson. In addition to the U.S., the G-7 contains France, Japan, Germany, Italy, the U.K. and Canada.

The White Home claimed Mr. Biden would also emphasis on the international financial restoration “including the relevance of all industrialized nations protecting financial assistance for the restoration and collective actions to establish back greater.…President Biden will also discuss the need to make investments to fortify our collective competitiveness and the relevance of updating international regulations to deal with financial problems these as all those posed by China.”

Mr. Biden will also raise concerns about weather adjust, the White Home claimed. The Feb. 19 virtual meeting arrives ahead of a prepared G-7 summit in June.