NEW DELHI: One hundred thousand doses of Made in India covid-19 vaccines were on Tuesday handed over by India’s ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra to Nepalese Army Chief Puran Chandra Thapa.
The vaccines have been gifted by the Indian Army to their Nepalese counterparts, a statement from the Indian embassy in Kathmandu said.
The handover took place at the Nepalese Army Headquarters, Tundikhel. India’s Army chief, Manoj Mukund Naravane joined the ceremony through video conference from India.
In his remarks, Naravane “reaffirmed the special fraternal bonds that tie the armies of the two countries." Thapa on his part appreciated the gesture and thanked the Indian Army and Government of India for the gift.