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Statement on Vice President Kamala Harris’s Virtual Bilateral Meeting with President Andres Manuel López Obrador of Mexico
The White House
Vice President Kamala Harris met virtually today with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to discuss ways to deepen cooperation between the United States and Mexico to address the root causes of flight from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, including promoting economic development in southern Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America. They underscored the important partnership between our two countries and recognized the need to work together to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, build climate resilience and expand economic opportunity and security cooperation.
Ambassador Pyatt: Alexandroupolis has become strategically important
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U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt on Friday underscored the United States’ strategic commitment to northern Greece in statements to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency while visiting the port of Alexandroupolis for the final phase of the inter-allied military exercise Defender-Europe 2021.
VIPs visited Alexandroupolis on Friday for the start of the port authority’s support of the exercise and the hosting of U.S. forces at the port.
Asked by
AMNA about the significance of the use of the Alexandroupolis port by US forces in actions such as that on Friday, as well as his own frequent visits to the region, for bilateral Greek-U.S. relations, Pyatt said that “this is a proof of our strategic commitment to northern Greece and of Alexandroupolis’ role as a military logistics hub, an energy hub, a regional access hub and a transport hub.”
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Hyderabad: As the country grapples with the second wave of Covid-19, vaccine maker Biological E is gearing up to churn out 75 to 80 million doses per month of its recombinant protein vaccine candidate from August this year. The company also says it will be one of the most affordable vaccines in the country.
Biological E’s managing director Mahima Datla indicated as much in an exclusive interview to TOI when she said: “I am not at liberty to share it (pricing) yet because we are still working on it, but I can assure you it will be among the most affordable Covid-19 vaccines that you can get a hold of.”
Advancing Land Investment Transparency
CCSI conducts crucial research, facilitates multi-stakeholder dialogue, and advocates for transparency around agribusiness, forestry, and renewable energy projects (“land investments”). Transparency is more than just disclosure. It also includes open processes and the ability of communities, governments, and other actors to access, understand, and use relevant information to protect rights and further sustainable approaches to the governance of land-based investments.
Despite their far-reaching implications, land investments are often negotiated and approved behind closed doors. Rights holders and even regulators alike risk being left in the dark about different actors responsibilities, increasing the risk of unsustainable investment and aggrieved communities. Even when information is available, different actors may face barriers in using that information to advance their objectives and protect human rights. Challenges with consultation