UAE a special friend, says Indian minister

Dubai - External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar shares message through Twitter.

By ANI

Published: Tue 2 Feb 2021, 2:56 PM

Last updated: Tue 2 Feb 2021, 3:00 PM

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that sending the consignment of Indian-made Covid-19 vaccines to the UAE denotes a ‘special friend and a special relationship’ between the two nations.

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The information was shared by the Jaishankar through his Twitter post, “Made in India vaccines reach Dubai. A special friend, a special relationship.”

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As a part of its vaccine diplomacy, New Delhi is providing Indian-made Covishield vaccines to other nations through the Vaccine Maitri initiative.

As per the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), India has gifted over 5.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to neighbouring countries so far under its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy.

Addressing a weekly briefing, MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava last Thursday had said India plans to gift vaccine doses to Oman, CARICOM countries, Nicaragua, Pacific Island states.

Srivastava said New Delhi also planned to supply 10 million vaccine doses to Africa and 10,00,000 to United Nations health workers under GAVI’s (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation) COVAX facility.

He also informed that India planned to commercially export coronavirus vaccine to Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Canada, Mongolia, and other countries.

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