Last Updated: India s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Gives Great Hope To Us : Nepal Foreign Minister Gyawali
Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali said India is at the forefront in vaccinating people against COVID-19, which gives great hope to the country next door.
Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said on Friday that India is at the forefront in vaccinating people against COVID-19, which gives great hope to the country next door. He said Nepal too will be availing India s Covishield and Covaxin vaccines. Today as we wait for the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, India is one of the frontrunners. This has given us great hope. I take this opportunity to congratulate India and its innovative companies for success. Being next door, we believe we too will be availing these vaccines, Gyawali said in a speech during an event organized by the Indian Council of World Affairs at Sapru House.
Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering and Sri Lankan premier Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday congratulated their Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for the landmark launch of the world s largest COVID-19 vaccination drive, hoping it would mitigate the sufferings endured by the people due to the pandemic. Modi on Saturday launched the world s largest vaccination drive with healthcare workers at the frontline of India s COVID-19 battle getting their first jabs, showing the light at the end of a 10-month tunnel that upended millions of lives and livelihoods. Shots of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines were administered at medical centres across the country. I would like to congratulate PM @narendramodi and the people of India for the landmark launch of nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive today. We hope it comes as an answer to pacify all the sufferings we have endured this pandemic, Tshering tweeted.
Updated: Friday, January 15, 2021, 15:51 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 15: Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, the foreign minister of Nepal will meet with External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar today.
This is the first face-to-face meeting of the two ministers since the border row between India and Nepal. Gyawali will co-chair the India-Nepal Joint Commission meeting along with Jaishankar.
Pradeep Kumar Gyawali
Anurag Srivastava, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson said, the Joint Commission is an important mechanism that provides the opportunity of reviewing at a high level the entire gamut of our bilateral partnership and providing political guidance to further enhance the special and unique ties that we enjoy. We look forward to constructive discussions on the numerous sectors that encompass our bilateral agenda.
The Joint Commission comprehensively reviewed all aspects of multifaceted cooperation between the two countries and explored ways to further strengthen ties.
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