Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal called to resolve ‘new trade barriers’ such as vaccine differentiations and Covid passports
India pushed for the need to sort out new trade barriers that impose mobility restrictions and impede movement at the recent G20 Trade Ministers meeting in Italy.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal called to resolve ‘new trade barriers’ such as vaccine differentiations and Covid passports, that impose mobility restrictions and create obstacles for the movement of personnel needed for delivering critical services.
“Our response to the pandemic needs to ensure equitable access to vaccines and other Covid-19 related health products by ensuring quick resolution of the supply side constraints. One of the ways to demonstrate this is by accepting the TRIPS waiver proposal.”
— Piyush Goyal, Union Commerce and Industry Minister
Since Indians face travel curbs in several countries, Piyush Goyal asked for the removal of restrictions in his address to the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting in Naples, Italy : “Our response to the pandemic needs to ensure equitable access to vaccines and other Covid-19 related health products by ensuring quick resolution of the supply side constraints. One of the ways to demonstrate this is by accepting the TRIPS waiver proposal.” mentioned Goyal in his address to the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting in Naples, Italy.
Reuters reported that India called for waiver of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in the global fight against the pandemic. Goyal said, “We need to actively resolve new trade barriers like vaccine differentiations or Covid passports, which impose mobility restrictions and impede the movement of personnel needed for delivering critical services.
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