Jaishankar, Blinken to discuss COVID-19 aid, Quad: U.S. official
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Enhanced U.N. and multilateral cooperation additionally on agenda.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his American counterpart Antony Blinken will discuss COVID-19 aid, multilateralism and the Quad in the course of the Minister’s go to to Washington this week, in accordance to the U.S. State Department. Mr. Jaishankar is on a go to to New York and Washington DC, from May 24 to 27.
“The Secretary [Mr. Blinken] looks forward to meeting Minister Jaishankar during his visit and to discussing a broad range of issues, including COVID-19 relief, efforts to strengthen Indo-Pacific cooperation through the Quad, enhanced U.N. and multilateral cooperation, and a range of other shared regional security and economic priorities,” a press release from a State Department spokesperson stated on Monday.
Mr. Jaishankar will even meet U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (in New York) in addition to vaccine producers Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson and Johnson to discuss procurement, The Puucho had reported final week. The Minister can be anticipated to discuss the AstraZeneca vaccine with the Biden administration; the U.S. authorities is sending 60 million doses of this vaccine overseas — and a few of it’s possible to be given to India which faces scarcity.
It is known that Mr. Jaishankar and Mr. Blinken are possible to meet on Friday, given Mr. Blinken is travelling to West Asia and Egypt on Monday by Thursday.
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