Indian High Commissioner Meets with PM Browne
The High Commissioner of India, KJ Srinivasa has paid an official visit to Antigua and Barbuda and held a meeting with PM Browne.
Friday, 24th September 2021
Srinivasa explained that India had already administered over 826 million vaccine doses and was engaged in a serious community outreach to ensure that India can reach herd immunity.
[caption id="attachment_37794" align="aligncenter" width="209"] Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Indian High Commissioner KJ Srinivasa[/caption] High Commissioner Srinivasa outlined to PM Browne some of the collaborative initiatives available to the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, including a loan of US$20 million on generous terms devoted to energy projects. He also sought the support of Antigua and Barbuda at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for a proposal put forward by India and South Africa which seeks to obtain a waiver on vaccine patents so that developing countries can ramp up production to alleviate the worldwide vaccine shortage. PM Browne assured the ambassador that his government was in support of this initiative.The Indian High Commissioner reminded PM Browne of the short-term IT scholarships available to students in Antigua and Barbuda, as well as other academic initiatives based on cooperation between India and the UWI Five Islands campus that his mission was working on with the UWI authorities.
The ongoing matter of Mr Choksi was also raised and PM Browne informed the high commissioner that it was the position of his government was that the matter was before the courts and that the Government wanted extradition to take place as quickly as possible.The meeting ended after a short period to allow PM Browne to attend the session of Parliament, while High Commissioner Srinivasa proceeded to attend meetings with other senior Government officials.
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