Vaccine shipments, legal hurdles on Jaishankar’s agenda
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Minister is due to meet U.S. officials on sharing stockpile, early EUA.
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Minister is due to meet U.S. officials on sharing stockpile, early EUA.
Ironing out issues over procuring more vaccines for Indians, including the U.S. demand for indemnity and early Emergency Use Authorisation, is expected to dominate the agenda as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar began a series of meetings in Washington over Thursday and Friday, with the U.S. government and industry groups on COVID-19 related issues.
Officials, however, stressed that vaccine procurement is not the “only agenda” for the EAM’s visit as discussions on the Indo-Pacific, Quad cooperation and strategic issues will also take place. However, a substantial part of Mr. Jaishankar’s discussions with the U.S. State Department will focus on requests for Washington to share its stockpile of AstraZeneca vaccines, as well as to rel
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Jaishankar meets Biden Administration top officials, discusses Indo-Pacific, Afghanistan, TRIPS agreement By Reena Bhardwaj | Updated: May 28, 2021 03:38 IST
Washington DC [US], May 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday (local time) 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, Jaishankar tweeted.
Jaishankar was accompanied by India s envoy to the US Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu as the External Affairs Minister commenced the second leg of his US visit.
During his three days stay in Washington DC, Jaishankar will meet his American counterpart, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, along with other key members of the Biden administration.