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S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs on Wednesday, attended a virtual meeting with the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers fearing possible COVID-exposure. The withdrawal from a face-to-face meeting was decided in the wake of two Indian delegation ministers testing positive for COVID 19 in London.
External affairs minister joined foreign ministers of other countries on a video link where they deliberated on ensuring fairer access to vaccine stock and increasing support for COVAX, a global initiative aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Vaccines and a diverse product line are the global answers to the raging Covid-19 pandemic, and India will play a role in achieving those goals, said External Affairs Minister Jaishankar on Wednesday. The external affairs minister also stressed the dire need for transparency in these situations where geopolitics is undergoing a phase of transition in the wake of the Global Pandemic. The only long-term solution to the COVI
The EU ambassador will have a status consistent with heads of missions of states, Raab explained.
The British government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally agreed to grant the representative of the European Union the diplomatic status held by all foreign ambassadors, which seemed natural after Brexit, but not for those who claimed the EU is not a nation-state.
The decision announced Wednesday puts an end to one of the natural post-Brexit controversies. The European Union s ambassador to the UK will have full diplomatic status, it was made clear.
The EU ambassador will have a status consistent with heads of missions of states, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a joint statement.
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London, Brussels agree EU ambassador status post-Brexit
By AFP Published: May 06, 2021 06:58 PM The European Union s ambassador to the UK will have full diplomatic status, London and Brussels said Wednesday, after months of wrangling post-Brexit.
Britain s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab (L) and European High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell pose for a photograph during the G7 foreign ministers meeting in London on Wednesday. Photo: VCG The EU ambassador will have a status consistent with heads of missions of states, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a joint statement.
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