Japan recognises India's Covaxin to facilitate travel between both countries

Tokyo (Japan), April 7: The Indian Embassy in Japan on Thursday announced that Japan will recognise India's Covid-19 vaccine 'Covaxin', developed by Bharat Biotech, with effect from April 10 to further facilitate travel from India to Japan. "Government of Japan includes the indigenously developed and manufactured Covid-19 vaccine COVAXIN by Bharat Biotech of India, as one of the recognised vaccines for 1st and 2nd dose with effect from 10 April 2022 to further facilitate travel from India to Japan," the embassy tweeted on Thursday. Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida welcomed the Quad Leaders' Summits in March 2022 and September 2021 and reaffirmed their commitment to delivering tangible outcomes on the Quad's positive and constructive agenda, particularly on Covid-19 vaccines, critical and emerging technologies, climate action, infrastructure coordination, cybersecurity, space and education. They looked forward to advancing Quad cooperation through the next Quad Leaders' Summit which will be held in Japan in the coming months. In late March, the two leaders reaffirmed the importance of collaborative projects between the two countries in the Indo-Pacific region and looked forward to expanding such projects to ASEAN, Pacific island countries and others. Also Read | World Health Day 2022: Ministry of Ayush starts countdown for International Yoga Day Issuing a joint press statement, the two leaders also acknowledged the progress in the current projects in Bangladesh. "The Prime Ministers reaffirmed the significance of collaborative projects between India and Japan in the Indo-Pacific region. They acknowledged the progress in ongoing projects in Bangladesh and looked forward to exploring expansion of such cooperation to ASEAN, Pacific island countries and others," the statement read. Fumio Kishida, Japan's Prime Minister, also took the opportunity to welcome India's Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI), which Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched in 2019. The IPOI's major goal is to safeguard the maritime domain's safety, security, and stability. Also Read | JEE Main 2022 postponed for both sessions; check new dates -PTC News