Updated March 25th, 2021 at 08:51 IST
Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth thanks India for donating 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines
Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth expressed his gratitude towards the government of India for providing COVID-19 vaccines to the country.
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On Wednesday, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth expressed his gratitude towards the government of India for providing COVID-19 vaccines to the country. The Indian Embassy in Mauritius shared a clip in which Mauritius PM thanked India for its generous donation.
"I would like to place on record our deepest gratitude to the government of India for the generous donation of 100,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine and also for its acceptance to supply to Mauritius a further 100,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine and 200,000 doses of COVAXIN," he said.
The Indian embassy in Mauritius tweeted the video of PM Jugnauth and thanked him for appreciating the Indian government.
Thank you Hon’ble PM @JugnauthKumar for your kind words of appreciation to the Government of India for the supply of Covid-19 vaccines to Mauritius #IndiaMauritius 🇮🇳🤝🇲🇺#VaccineMaitri @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @PMOIndia @DrSJaishankar @harshvshringla pic.twitter.com/ahasrqoSR6
— India in Mauritius (@HCI_PortLouis)
Mauritius Receives 'Made In India' COVID-19 Vaccines
On Friday, India handed over to Mauritius a commercial supply of 200,000 doses of Covaxin vaccines under the 'Vaccine Maitri' initiative, in a unified attempt to free the world of coronavirus. High Commission of India in Mauritius informed that 2,00,000 doses of Coronavirus vaccines were handed over to Mauritius in a restricted ceremony.
Commercial supply of 200,000 doses of 'Made in India' vaccines was handed over to #Mauritius in a restricted ceremony today
— India in Mauritius (@HCI_PortLouis)
Fighting the pandemic together#IndiaMauritius 🇮🇳🤝🇲🇺#VaccineMaitri #NeighbourhoodFirst #affordablevaccine4all #AatmanirbharBharat #AmritMahotsav pic.twitter.com/Ug2ssOfj57
Vaccine Maitri
Meanwhile, India has won global praise for its ‘Vaccine Maitri’ programme which aims to aid poor countries amidst the global pandemic. As of now, the country has gifted domestically produced vaccines—Covaxin and Covishield—to over 20 countries, including those in the Caribbean and the Middle East. Earlier, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denominated the vaccine production capacity of India as the "best asset" that the world has today while calling for India to play a major role in the global vaccination campaign.
72 countries have already received vaccines under the 'Vaccine Maitri' programme. Maldives, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Srilanka, and Myanmar are among many countries that were aided by India during the pandemic.
CECPA Mauritius-India
Earlier this month, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Prime Minister Jugnauth entered the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) with Mauritius.
Witnessed the exchange of several MOU’s and the signature of the CECPA with @DrSJaishankar Minister of External Affairs of India, further consolidating the strong ties between Mauritius and India.@HCI_PortLouis pic.twitter.com/433Br0x4Gq
— Pravind Kumar Jugnauth (@JugnauthKumar)
(With ANI Inputs)
(Image Credits: AP/PTI)
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Published March 25th, 2021 at 08:51 IST