OTTAWA—India will do what it can to get COVID-19 vaccines to Canada, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after receiving a phone call from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Wednesday. But the pledge comes amid some renewed tensions between the two countries and with Canada wholly dependent on foreign help to get COVID−19 vaccines into Canada. “Was happy to receive a call from my friend Justin Trudeau,” Modi tweeted. “(I) assured him that India would do its best to facilitate supplies of COVID vaccines sought by Canada.” The Canadian summary of the phone call, provided by the Prime Minister’s Office, describes it as a conversation “about India’s significant efforts in promoting vaccine production and supply.” The official statement from India’s foreign ministry says Trudeau “informed Prime Minister Modi about Canada’s requirements of COVID-19 vaccines from India.” “(Modi) assured (Trudeau) that India would do its best to support Canada’s vaccination efforts, just as …
India Will ‘Do Its Best’ to Get COVID 19 Vaccines to Canada, Says PM Narendra Modi
February 10, 2021
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