Brussels, May 6:ย  European Union President Ursula von der Leyen says that the 27-nation bloc is ready to talk about a US proposal to share the technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic.

Without firmly committing to it, she said โ€œwe are ready to discuss how the US proposal for waiver on intellectual property protection for covid vaccines could helpโ€ end the crisis.ย PM Narendra Modi Discusses COVID-19 Situation With EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen.

In a video address, she said that, โ€œIn the short run, however, we call upon all vaccine-producing countries to allow exports.โ€