Minister of Foreign Affairs speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son chaired the first
meeting of the Government’s freshly established working group on vaccine
diplomacy in Hanoi on August 16.
The
meeting reviewed outcomes of the work so far and agreed on coordination
measures to further promote vaccine diplomacy for access to the biggest numbers of vaccines, treatment drugs and
medical supplies in the shortest of time.
Participants
agreed to accelerate all related efforts and intensify cooperation among
ministries and sectors toward the work via bilateral and multilateral channels.
Concluding
the function, Son, also head of the , said Vietnam’s vaccine diplomacy has
so far obtained positive outcomes.
It is set to be active, cooperative, innovative, and effective, he
affirmed, presenting a number of orientations and solutions to be implemented
right after the meeting so that as many as vaccines as possible will arrive in
August and September.
The
mobilisation of vaccines, treatment drugs and medical supplies for COVID-19
prevention and control should be prioritised across all external activities by
leaders of the Party, State, National Assembly, ministries, and agencies until
the end of the year, Son stressed.
He
said the work must be the top priority of all Vietnamese representative
agencies overseas./.
Source: VietnamPlus
