NZ PM Ardern discussed vaccines with U.S. President Biden ahead of APEC meet

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discussed efforts to ensure vaccine availability in New Zealand and the Pacific region in a call with U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday, the government said in a statement. “We also discussed the vaccine roll-out, both domestically and in the Pacific region and both our countries' efforts to ensure vaccine availability," she said.


Reuters | Wellington | Updated: 16-07-2021 07:19 IST | Created: 16-07-2021 07:19 IST
NZ PM Ardern discussed vaccines with U.S. President Biden ahead of APEC meet
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discussed efforts to ensure vaccine availability in New Zealand and the Pacific region in a call with U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday, the government said in a statement. The call comes ahead of the APEC Informal Leaders' Retreat on COVID-19 to be held on Friday.

"President Biden and I discussed the forthcoming APEC leaders meeting and the critical importance of working together as a region to navigate out of the COVID-19 pandemic", Ardern said in a statement released to the media. "We also discussed the vaccine roll-out, both domestically and in the Pacific region and both our countries' efforts to ensure vaccine availability," she said.

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