Proposal by India and South Africa for a while releasing a patent on the Covid-19 vaccine to ensure fair access they received broad support in the G7 Summit in the UK, the external ministry said on Sunday.
In the virtual address in the initial outreach session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was looking for grouping support to raise patent protection for Covid-19 vaccine.
Call Mea Said Modi is supported by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Director General of WTO Okonjo Iweala and UN Secretary General Antoners.
“I can confirm that there is extensive support in deliberation for text-based negotiations about South African proposals for trips waiver in the World Trade Organization (WTO),” Parish, additional secretaries (economic relations) in the MEA, said at a press conference.
