Underscoring the challenges faced, the foreign minister of India where Covid cases have soared in recent weeks said he decided to participate in the London meeting virtually after potential exposure to the virus.
India's entire delegation to a G7 foreign ministers' meeting in London is self isolating after two members tested positive for Covid-19, a British government official has said.
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Coronavirus Vaccines, Combatting Climate Change on G-7 Agenda
05 May 2021, 20:05 GMT+10
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies turn their attention to issues of global interest including coronavirus vaccines, climate change and education for girls on Wednesday as they close three days of talks in London. I think COVAX and the ability to fund it, get vaccines to the most vulnerable countries, what we do about the surplus domestic supply, all of those issues again, really good opportunity with the G-7, together with our Indo-Pacific partners, to talk all of that through and come up with positive answers, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Tuesday.
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Foreign Secretary meeting with Josep Borrell, EU High Representative and Vice President of Commission,
In a joint statement, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and EU High Representative and Vice President of the Commission, Josep Borrell, said:
We are pleased to have reached an agreement together, based on goodwill and pragmatism, on an Establishment Agreement for the EU Delegation to the UK. The EU Ambassador will have a status consistent with heads of missions of states, including agrément and presentation of the credentials to the Head of State. EU Delegation staff will have the privileges and immunities needed to function effectively, while allowing for effective administration of justice, and we look forward to moving ahead and tackling global challenges together.