Sharjah24 – AFP: As G20 leaders gather for a virtual summit focused on addressing the looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes the EU's announcement of a one-billion-euro ($1.2-billion) aid package.
Angela Merkel, German Chancellor said, "I especially want to welcome the fact that the European Union, through the voice of the President of the European Commission, has today made available an additional billion euros for tasks related to Afghanistan."
The German Chancellor aded, "To stand by and watch 40 million people plunge into chaos because electricity can't be supplied and no financial system exists, that cannot and should not be the goal of the international community."
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