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As country after country approves vaccine to fight coronavirus, India s neighbour Nepal has also approved use of AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine manufactured in India, Reuters reported quoting Nepal Government.
Nepal, India likely to ink Covid vaccine pact during Gyawali s visit to New Delhi Kathmandu Post
Kathmandu/ New Delhi, Jan. 6 Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali is all set to embark on his visit to New Delhi on January 14 to participate in the sixth meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission.
The two neighbours have already started exchanging the texts of at least a couple of memoranda of understanding expected to be signed during the Nepali minister s trip to the Indian capital. As one of the MoUs is related to cooperation in the health sector, some officials believe this could entail an agreement on the procurement of Covid vaccines from India.
India has been willing to engage with the government in Kathmandu to kickstart pending development and infrastructure projects despite internal bickering within the ruling Nepal Communist Party. This was underlined during Harsh Shringlas Nov visit to Kathmandu when he had described India as “Nepals foremost friend and development partner"