VENICE — Finance ministers of the world’s 20 largest economies are set to urge faster distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, drugs and tests across the world, but are not making new firm commitments, according to the latest version of a joint communique.
The document, seen by Reuters, is set to be released on Saturday without changes at the end of a two-day G20 meeting under way in Venice, two officials familiar with the talks said.
Ministers remain determined to bring the pandemic under control “everywhere as soon as possible”, the document says. But the G20 does not make any new firm commitment on donations of vaccines and financial support to a program co-l…
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