US VP Harris dials PM Modi, assures vaccine supply to India
Total Views |
Washington DC, June 04: In the major development, US Vice President Kamala Harris had a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and notified him about Washington’s plan to make vaccines against COVID-19 available to other countries, including India, under its "Strategy for Global Vaccine Sharing".
Vice President Kamala D Harris said that the US will begin sharing the first 25 million (2.5 crores) doses of COVID-19 vaccines to their respective countries and others, as part of the Biden-Harris administration's framework for sharing at least 80 million (8 crores) vaccines globally by the end of June.
Following that, Prime Minister expressed his appreciation to Vice President Harris for the US decision, as well as for all other forms of support and solidarity that India has received in recent days from the US Government, businesses, and the Indian expatriate community in the US.
Also Read | Har Ghar Jal! Rs 1,605 cr central grant provided to 8 northeastern states under Jal Jeevan Mission
"Spoke to @VP Kamala Harris a short while ago. I deeply appreciate the assurance of vaccine supplies to India as part of the US Strategy for Global Vaccine Sharing. I also thanked her for all the support and solidarity from the US government, businesses, and Indian diaspora (sic)," PM Modi tweeted.
"We also discussed ongoing efforts to further strengthen India-US vaccine cooperation, and the potential of our partnership to contribute to post-Covid global health and economic recovery (sic)," he added.
Moreover, PM Modi and Harris also discussed ongoing efforts to strengthen the health supply chain between the US and India, including in the area of vaccine manufacturing. They further highlighted the potential of the India-US partnership as well as the Quad vaccine initiative in addressing the long-term health impact of the pandemic.
According to the PMO, PM Modi has also expressed the hope to welcome US Vice President Harris in India soon after the normalisation of the global health situation.
Apart from India, US Vice-President Kamala also spoke with President Andres Manuel López Obrador of Mexico, President Alejandro Giammattei of Guatemala, and PM Keith Rowley, Chairman of the Caribbean Community, said Senior Advisor and Chief Spokesperson Symone Sanders.
.
.