Ranil Jayawardena, Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for International Trade
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The government of the United Kingdom is exploring a range of options to secure green financing to aid efforts by the Maldivian government, towards a cleaner, renewable energy generation, says Ranil Jayawardena.
Jayawardena, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Department for International Trade of the UK made this remark while answering questions posed at the UK Parliament on April 13 regarding trade with and investment in the Maldives fishing industry as well as the provision of export opportunities for tuna fishermen in the island nation through an Economic Partnership Agreement.
As such, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Department for International Trade highlighted that officials are presently exploring “pragmatic options” to endorse enhanced trade and investment with Maldives, described by Jayawardena as an important partner for the UK.
UK to host in May first in-person G7 foreign ministers meeting since 2019 ANI | Updated: Apr 20, 2021 20:52 IST
London [UK], April 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The first in-person meeting of G7foreign ministers since April 2019 will be held in London between May 3-5 under strict COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing guidelines, the UK Foreign Minister, Dominic Raab, told UK Parliament on Tuesday. The meeting of G7 Foreign and Development Ministers next month is an opportunity to show how the world s biggest democracies work together to ensure equitable access to vaccines, build back better from the pandemic, support girls in the poorest countries get a good quality education and agree ambitious action to tackle climate change, Raab said.
Relations between the European Union and London have soured over the past few days amid accusations of vaccine nationalism, with EU lawmakers lambasting the UK for only “serving themselves”.
In a strong rebuttal against accusations of ‘vaccine nationalism’ on the part of the EU, European Council President Charles Michel stated in his latest newsletter on Tuesday (9 March) that both the UK and the US have “imposed an outright ban on the export of vaccines or vaccine components produced on their territory”.
He added he was shocked to hear accusations of vaccine nationalism against the EU, stressing that the EU has “never stopped exporting”.
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