Vietnam asks Taoiseach to help get Covid-19 vaccines

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VIETNAM ASKED Ireland for help in procuring Covid-19 vaccines.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin today met Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc during the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

It is understood that the Taoiseach has said he will bring the request back to the EU.

He reportedly told the president that the EU realizes that there is a high demand for vaccines in the world.

The Taoiseach told the President that Ireland is committed to COVAX – the global initiative for equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines.

The EU is the only region that does not ban the export of vaccines and has exported 750 million so far. Le Taoiseach said the EU is committed to reviewing COVAX to speed up vaccine distribution.

Micheál Martin also met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen this afternoon, where they discussed the progress of vaccines, as well as COVAX and the need to accelerate global distribution.

The discussion also focused on relations between the EU and the United States.

The two leaders said the United States’ pledge to double its support to tackle climate change in developing countries is a big step forward.

Speaking to reporters in New York, Martin said both UN Secretary-General and US President Joe Biden made strong presentations.

He said Biden is a “deep-rooted multilateralist.”

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“There is no doubt about it. We see it as a very strategic asset and support for our agenda in international affairs, especially on issues like climate change and Covid-19 and the defense of the idea of ​​democracy and the fight against authoritarianism ”, he declared.

The Taoiseach took part in a number of bilateral and sidelines of today’s ceremony, meeting with the Prime Ministers of Barbados, Norway, Bangladesh as well as the Presidents of Nigeria, Vietnam, from Costa Rica, Latvia and Libya.

He also met with Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez where the discussion is believed to have focused on the five-year-old peace process.

It was noted during the meeting that this was a ‘sensitive moment’, but it is understood that there was plenty of praise for the former Labor leader and Tánaist, the work of Eamon Gilmore in the country. Gilmore was an EU special envoy for the Colombia peace process.

The Taoiseach is also participating in a session later today on the issue of women in conflict.

Later that evening, the Taoiseach will attend a dedication ceremony for the new Irish Arts Center building in Manhattan.



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