India announces donation of 12.5K doses of pentavalent vax to Cuba

India has announced donation of 12,500 doses of pentavalent vaccines to Cuba. Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi announced this during her official visit to Cuba from 12th to 14th of January. This was her first visit to Cuba.

During her visit, Lekhi had a fruitful interaction with Speaker of Cuban Parliament, Esteban Lazo Hernández. Both the leaders discussed various issues including, development of indigenous vaccines against Covid and woman empowerment. Lekhi apprised Hernández about policies of the government of India and emphasized on the need to further strengthen cooperation between the two Parliaments.

During the meeting with Acting Minister of External Relations of Cuba, Gerardo Peñalver Portal, both sides discussed issues of common interest and expressed willingness to enhance cooperation in development assistance programmes, trade and investment, energy, disaster management, culture, health and pharma, AYUSH, and biotechnology. Detailed discussions were also held on International Year of Millets 2023, sustainability and climate change.
MB Bureau