UK PM Boris Johnson to host digital assembly of G7 leaders

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to host fellow G7 leaders for a digital assembly on February 19 forward of its presidency of a summit in June of the Group of Seven nations together with the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US, Downing Street mentioned on Sunday.
The digital assembly, the primary hosted by Johnson as a part of the UK’s G7 Presidency this 12 months and the primary gathering of G7 leaders since April 2020, will carry collectively the world leaders to debate how main democracies can work collectively to make sure equitable distribution of coronavirus vaccines around the globe and forestall future pandemics.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is predicted to attend the G7 Summit in Cornwall in June after India was invited as a visitor nation by the UK, alongside South Korea and Australia.
“The solutions to the challenges we face – from the colossal mission to get vaccines to every single country, to the fight to reverse the damage done to our ecosystems and lead a sustainable recovery from coronavirus – lie in the discussions we have with our friends and partners around the world,” mentioned Johnson.
“Quantum leaps in science have given us the vaccines we need to end this pandemic for good. Now world governments have a responsibility to work together to put those vaccines to the best possible use. I hope 2021 will be remembered as the year humanity worked together like never before to defeat a common foe,” he mentioned.
The G7 leaders’ assembly on February 19 shall be attended by the leaders of the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US, and the Presidents of the European Council and the EU Commission.
Downing Street mentioned Johnson plans to make use of the digital assembly, which may even be US President Joe Biden’s first main multilateral engagement, to name for leaders to work collectively on a “joined-up global approach” to pandemics that brings an finish to the nationalist and divisive politics that marred the preliminary response to coronavirus.
He will argue that placing residents first mustn’t come on the expense of engaged on a unified response, and that the final 12 months of the pandemic have confirmed that no nation may be secure till each nation is secure from the pandemic. The rollout of vaccines provides a recent alternative to reveal the worth of worldwide cooperation, he’s anticipated to spotlight.
“International pandemic preparedness will be a major priority for the UK’s G7 Presidency and the Prime Minister will work with fellow G7 leaders to implement his five-point plan to prevent future pandemics announced at the UN General Assembly last year,” Downing Street mentioned.

The five-point plan features a worldwide community of zoonotic analysis hubs, creating world manufacturing capability for therapies and vaccines, the design of a world pandemic early warning system, the settlement of worldwide protocols for a future well being emergency and the discount of commerce boundaries.
There have already been optimistic steps to make sure equitable entry to a coronavirus vaccine. Last month, the US introduced it could be part of the COVAX initiative, changing into the ultimate G7 nation to take action.
COVAX will present creating nations with 1.3 billion doses of the vaccine this 12 months and the UK is offering 548 million kilos to the scheme.
Plans for the digital assembly subsequent week come as UK Chancellor of Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey held the primary assembly of G7 Finance Ministers on Friday.
In February, the UK additionally holds the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which rotates between members each month.
The UK has mentioned it is going to use its Presidency to galvanise worldwide motion on coronavirus, local weather change and battle.
On February 23, the UK Prime Minister will chair a digital assembly of the UNSC on the hyperlink between local weather change and battle, marking the primary time a UK Prime Minister has chaired a Security Council session since 1992.
The session may even contain everlasting UNSC members China, France, Russia and the US; non-permanent members Estonia, India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Niger, Norway, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam; and the UN Secretary-General.
Downing Street has mentioned that discussions on the assembly will inform essential motion forward of the UK-hosted COP26 Summit scheduled for Glasgow in November. 
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