External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also met influential American lawmakers from both the Democratic and Republican parties on Thursday and discussed developments pertaining to Quad and the cooperation on vaccines with them.
Jaishankar meets Defence Secy Austin
ANI
29 May 2021, 03:56 GMT+10
Washington DC [US], May 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday and held a comprehensive conversation about further developing our strategic and defence partnership between the two countries.
Jaishankar and Austin also exchanged views on contemporary security challenges. A warm meeting with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin. A comprehensive conversation about further developing our strategic and defence partnership. Exchanged views on contemporary security challenges. Expressed appreciation of the US military role in responding to the Covid situation, EAM Jaishankar tweeted.
On Thursday, Jaishankar had met with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan wherein they held an hour-long meeting discussing wide-ranging issues including the Indo-Pacific and Afghanistan in Washington.
With COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Africa slowing down, the continent is working to boost its own manufacturing capacities for vaccines, medicines and vital health technologies.
Mrs Biruk Abate Halallo, Health Attaché at Ethiopia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Offices in Geneva, is the driving force behind a resolution on the local manufacturing of medicines, medical technologies and vaccines that is being presented at the World Health Assembly, WHO’s leading decision-making body, this week.
What is the resolution for?
Africa suffers more than its fair share of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Over 90% of the world’s malaria deaths and 70% of all people living with HIV/AIDS are in Africa. More access to good medicines could significantly reduce this needless human toll.
French President Emmanuel Macron voiced his support for South Africa’s lobby at the World Trade Organisation for an intellectual property rights waiver on Covid-19 vaccines. The waiver, even temporarily during the crisis, could see African countries manufacture Covid-19 vaccines.
S Jaishankar Discusses Indo-Pacific, Afghanistan With Top Biden Officials S Jaishankar Discusses Indo-Pacific, Afghanistan With Top Biden Officials S Jaishankar arrived in the US on May 24, and is slated to visit many senior officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during his stay till May 28.
Mr Jaishankar arrived in the US on May 24.
Washington:
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan wherein they held an hour long meeting discussing wide-ranging issues including the Indo-Pacific and Afghanistan in Washington. Pleased to meet NSA @JakeSullivan46. Wide-ranging discussions including on Indo-Pacific and Afghanistan. Conveyed appreciation for US solidarity in addressing the Covid challenge. India-US vaccine partnership can make a real difference, Mr Jaishankar tweeted.