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Indonesia and the United Kingdom are united in the push for providing affordable vaccines to all levels of the global community, including in remote areas, said British Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor Leste, Owen Jenkins. He made the statement at a virtual press conference in Jakarta on Friday. The ambassador said the joint desire of both countries was reflected in the Global Vaccine Summit, held by the vaccine alliance GAVI on Thursday (June 4, 2020). Ambassador Jenkins said that he is very pleased to say that the UK and Indonesia are united behind this approach, the desire for an affordable vaccine, which is accessible to everyone. The summit was attended by more than 60 ministers, and heads of state and governments, including Indonesia’s Minister of Health, Terawan Agus Putranto, who spoke in support of affordable and accessible vaccines in his video message. The GAVI Summit was held to raise funds to provide vaccines to 300 million children in the world’s poorest countries before the year 2025. The fundraising target was set at US$7.4 billion//ANT