FMs of 6 nations urge equity in COVID-19 vaccine distribution
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FMs of 6 nations urge equity in COVID-19 vaccine distribution
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The foreign ministers of Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka have agreed upon distribution of COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with the “principle of equity and justice”.
Terming the vaccine as “key weapon to defeat COVID-19”, the foreign ministers expressed that “vaccine nationalism” would hinder the global efforts to defeat the pandemic and underscored the need to avoid the “immunity gap”.
In a joint statement issued on Wednesday by the Foreign Office, the foreign ministers held a video conference on joint response to COVID-19, and exchanged views on international and regional cooperation on pandemic response and post-COVID economic recovery.
China to support Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka to overcome COVID-19 impact
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister Mirwais, the Bangladeshi Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen, the Nepali Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, the Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, and the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena held a video conference on joint response to COVID-19, and exchanged views on international and regional cooperation on pandemic response and post-COVID economic recovery.
The foreign ministers noted with satisfaction the concerted and productive efforts made by their Countries since the start of COVID-19 to combat the virus and promote economic recovery in the spirit of overcoming challenges through cooperation and mutual assistance.
China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan stress need for joint response for final victory Aamir Latif | 28.04.2021
KARACHI, Pakistan
China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Afghanistan have expressed their opposition to a long-running campaign aimed at “politicizing” the coronavirus pandemic, stressing that tracing the origin of the virus is a matter of “science and a global mission.”
Terming the COVID-19 a “common enemy of humankind,” the six nations called for a joint response and mutual assistance for a “final victory” over it, according to a joint statement issued on Wednesday after a Foreign Ministers’ Conference on Joint Response to COVID-19.
Foreign Ministers of China plus five South Asian countries agreed that vaccines, as a key weapon to defeat COVID-19, should be distributed in accordance with the principle of equity and justice. The Foreign Ministers expressed that vaccine nationalism will hinder the global efforts