No US Confirmation Of Lifting Ban On Export Of Vaccine Raw Materials
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US President Joe Biden s spokesperson Jen Psaki has refused to say if the US will allow the export of Covid-19 vaccine raw materials to India, a shortage that could impact global supply or set a timeline for dealing with the requests for relaxing the vaccine patent rights.
At her briefing in Washington on Monday, she sidestepped a question about reports that at a virtual meeting Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar the US had indicated that it was considering the request for lifting the ban on the raw material.
India, US to coordinate efforts for stability in Afghanistan
Tue, Apr 20 2021 12:52:27 PM
By Arul Louis
New York, Apr 20 (IANS): US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and India s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar have agreed that the two nations will coordinate on efforts to promote stability in Afghanistan, from where Washington and NATO will be withdrawing their troops, according to State Department spokesperson Ned Price.
Blinken spoke to Jaishankar to reaffirm the importance of the US-India relationship and cooperation on regional security issues , Price said in a readout of their conversation on Monday.
They agreed to close and frequent coordination in support of a lasting peace and development for the people of Afghanistan , he said.