A consignment containing 1.5 million doses of 'Covishield' vaccines from India will reach Yangon tomorrow. Sources said Myanmar is one of the first countries to receive Indian government's gift of the Make in India 'Covishield' vaccines, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.
Myanmar is an important land and maritime
neighbour of India with which India shares close historical,
civilisational, cultural, religious, linguistic and ethnic ties. Myanmar
is a vital component of India’s 'Neighbourhood First' and 'Act East'
policies.
On 30th April last year, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with Aung San Suu Kyi, State
Counsellor of Myanmar. During the conversation, the Prime Minister
conveyed India's readiness to provide all possible support to Myanmar
for mitigating the health and economic impact of COVID-19.
(With input from news agency language)
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