New Delhi. Indian Navy’s P-8I aircraft landed at Seychelles International Airport on January 22 to handover 50,000 COVID-19 Vaccine doses. The Indian crew, led by Captain Rahul Mehta, was accorded a warm welcome by the diplomats from Seychelles, members of Indian High Commission and medical crew who received the vaccine shipment at Seychelles International Airport.

India-Seychelles bilateral relations have always been characterised by close friendship, understanding and cooperation since Seychelles gained Independence in 1976.

Thereafter the P-8I landed at Mauritius International airport on January 22 to handover 1,00,000 COVID-19 Vaccine doses. The Indian crew, was accorded a warm welcome by Prime Minister of Mauritius, Foreign Affairs Minister, High Commissioner India and other diplomats and medical crew who received the vaccine shipment at Mauritius International Airport.

The long-standing India-Mauritius bilateral relations pans over more than 200 years of shared history.

India through this mission has reiterated its resolve to further the strategic partnership in the post-COVID era.

The mission was in keeping with India’s commitment to use local vaccine production and delivery capacity to help all of humanity fight the COVID pandemic.