Azerbaijani official says some wealthy countries buy more COVID-19 vaccine than required

  16 February 2021    Read: 1026
Azerbaijani official says some wealthy countries buy more COVID-19 vaccine than required

Azerbaijan not only actively fights against the coronavirus inside the country, but also makes an important contribution to this sphere at the global level, said Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev.

Hajiyev made the remarks Monday at an international webinar on the theme "Geopolitics of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination."

“Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev put forward the initiative to convene a special session on COVID-19 of the UN General Assembly and we are very glad that this initiative was supported,” Hajiyev reminded.

The presidential aide stressed that today Azerbaijan continues to support this sphere at the global level.

Touching upon the topic of vaccination, Hajiyev emphasized that a number of countries, including Azerbaijan, have begun to vaccinate people.

"A vaccination strategy has been developed in Azerbaijan,” he said. “At the initial stage, people from the risk group are being vaccinated. The world experience is being taken into account.”

“However, some wealthy countries buy vaccines by twofold more than required,” Hajiyev added. “Unfortunately, such actions limit the ability of poor countries to purchase vaccines. It is also necessary to ensure access to the vaccine for poor countries. We can overcome this scourge by strengthening cooperation among all UN countries."


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