Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Second Global COVID Virtual Summit on Thursday at the invitation of US President Joe Biden. The Ministry of External Affairs, in announcing the event, emphasised India’s role in vaccine production to combat the pandemic.
“The event’s co-hosts are Belize’s Heads of State/Government in their capacities as Chair of CARICOM, Senegal’s Chair of the African Union, Indonesia’s President of the G20, and Germany’s President of the G7.” The UN Secretary-General, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, and other dignitaries are expected to attend, according to the official press release.
On September 22, 2021, Prime Minister Modi attended the First Global Virtual COVID Summit. Mr. Modi will give a speech on “Preventing Pandemic Fatigue and Prioritizing Preparedness” in the opening session this year.
The MEA stated that “the Summit aims to galvanise new actions to address the ongoing challenges of the COVID pandemic and build a stronger global health security architecture.”
