Lithuania to donate 50,000 Moderna shots to ArmeniaSeptember 30, 2021 - 14:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lithuania announced on Wednesday, September 29 that its government will be donating 50,000 doses of Moderna vaccine to Armenia. In consideration of Armenia’s request for assistance, the Ministry of Health of Lithuania has been instructed to allocate, by 4 October 2021, 50,000 doses of Spikevax vaccine as humanitarian aid to Armenia out of the existing stock or out of planned purchases of Covid-19 vaccine doses under the Advance Purchase Agreement concluded between the European Commission and the pharmaceutical company Moderna on November 25, 2020. The transfer of humanitarian aid consignments to responsible authorities will be organised by the Ministry of Health in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "I am glad that today we can share with the people of Armenia not only AstraZeneca, but also Moderna vaccines, as Armenians had to wait much longer than Lithuanian citizens for their jab," said Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė. She has stressed that Lithuania will continue to share vaccines with countries that find it more difficult to obtain them than the EU member states. This year, Lithuania has already donated 200,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, and Armenia, and 255,900 doses to Taiwan. It is the first time Lithuania is donating a Moderna-manufactured vaccine. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |