Vaccines must be distributed with equity FMs of 6 nations including Bangladesh, China say in joint statement Diplomatic Correspondent Diplomatic Correspondent China and five South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, have opposed the idea of vaccine nationalism while calling for distribution of vaccine under the principles of equity and justice. "The foreign ministers agreed that vaccines, as a key weapon to defeat Covid-19, should be distributed in accordance with the principles of equity and justice," said the foreign ministers of Bangladesh, China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal in a joint statement issued yesterday, following a video conference on Tuesday. China expressed its readiness to provide continued medical supplies and technical assistance to the participating countries to the best of its ability.