Debt relief: Buhari in telephone conversation with Pakistan Prime Minister

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Buhari on phone

President Muhammadu Buhari and the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Imran Khan, Thursday had a phone conversation on the Global Initiative on Debt Relief canvassed by leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group.

This was contained in a statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity.

According Adesina, the discussion between Buhari and the Pakistan leader occurred on Thursday afternoon through a phone conversation on the Global Initiative on Debt Relief canvassed by leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group.

“During an online summit held on Monday, leaders of the 120-nation organization, the largest after the United Nations, had agreed that a debt relief campaign be launched for developing countries to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and unprecedented health and socioeconomic challenges facing most of them,” Adesina said.