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Washington DC [US], May 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday met business leaders in Washington, as part of his five-day US visit, the first official trip since President Joe Biden took office in January.
He is also expected to meet American manufacturers on commercial procurement of vaccine doses
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will travel to the United States next week to discuss bilateral issues and “COVID-related cooperation,” the Ministry announced on Friday. Mr. Jaishankar will travel to New York and Washington in a visit scheduled from May 24-28, and will meet with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
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The Hindu had reported a day earlier, Mr. Jaishankar is also expected to meet with American vaccine manufacturers in addition to his official meetings, and discussions are expected to focus on commercial procurement of vaccine doses from both the industry including Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, as well as gifts of extra doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine that the U.S. government plans to share with other countries.