New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday took part in a virtual meet with his counterparts from the US, Brazil, Australia, Israel and South Korea, during which the challenge posed by COVID-19 spread was discussed.

Jaishankar said he participated in the "useful" meeting with Marise Payne (Australia's foreign minister), Kang Kyung-Wha (South Korean FM), Ernesto Araujo (Brazilian FM), Gabi Ashkenazi (Israeli FM), and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

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"Continued our conversation on the Corona19 challenge. Always good to learn from each other," Jaishankar tweeted.

The meeting came a day after Jaishankar and Pompeo spoke over phone and discussed bilateral and multilateral cooperation on issues of international concern, including efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and the situation in the Indo-Pacific region.

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