Ilham Aliyev: All countries must have equal access to COVID-19 vaccine

"In 2020, the global community faced the largest health crisis in history."

Report informs, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said at the opening of a special session of the UN General Assembly dedicated to the fight against COVID-19.

He noted that the UN remains the largest platform for responding to the challenges of our time. According to him, over 60 million cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the world; more than 1 million people have become its victims. "The pandemic has had a devastating effect on people's lives. It is necessary to find ways to combat this crisis," the President said.

The pandemic has exacerbated inequality between people. "The Non-Aligned Movement stands for equal access for all countries to medicines and vaccines against coronavirus. We hope that an effective vaccine will be available to everyone soon."

I. Aliyev expressed confidence that today's special session will serve the cause of international cooperation in the fight against the pandemic.