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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 7, 2021, spoke on telephone with Scott Morrison, the Prime Minister of Australia. Prime Minister Modi conveyed his appreciation for the prompt and generous support extended by the government and people of Australia for India’s fight against the second wave of Covid-19.
The two Leaders agreed on the need to ensure affordable and equitable access to vaccine and medicine for containing Covid globally. Prime MinisterModi sought Australia’s support for the initiative taken at the WTO by India and South Africa to seek a temporary waiver under TRIPS in this context, according to a PIB release.
The two leaders took note of the progress made in India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership since the Virtual Summit held on June 4, 2020, and discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation and foster people-to-people ties.
The two leaders also discussed regional issues and reiterated the importance of working together for a rules-based international order and a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.