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New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked a host of world leaders for their wishes to India on crossing the 100-crore vaccine doses milestone and underlined that the country remains a steadfast partner in global efforts towards fighting the Covid pandemic.Wishes continued to pour in for India from various heads of state and government a day after the cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 100-crore milestone."Congratulations to my friend @narendramodi and his government for administering 1 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
A huge achievement," Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Twitter.India and Australia are working side by side in the Quad grouping to expand vaccine access across the Indo-Pacific, he said.Responding to Morrison, Modi tweeted, "Thank you, my friend @ScottMorrisonMP for your wishes on India achieving #VaccineCentury.
And, congratulations to you for achieving high vaccination target in Australia." Mauritian Premier Pravind Jugnauth also congratulated India and Modi on attaining the 1-billion vaccination mark, saying his country commends India"s leadership in pandemic response efforts."Thank you for choosing Mauritius as one of the first recipients under the Vaccine Maitri Programme," he said.In response, Modi tweeted, "Thank you PM @JugnauthKumar for your kind words.
Our two countries are making rapid strides in our respective vaccination programme and fight against COVID-19." Modi also expressed confidence that the close partnership between the two countries will continue to grow.Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid said taking "281 days to get 1 billion vaccinated" is indeed spectacular."Congratulations to the people of India and Prime Minister @narendramodi for this outstanding achievement..This only gives hope that we can get the world vaccinated," he said."Thank You Mr.
@abdulla_shahid for your warm words of encouragement.
You can always count on India"s support for your #PresidencyofHope in tackling this pandemic.