Putin announced possibility of launching production of "Sputnik V"  vaccine against coronavirus in Armenia

ArmInfo.The possibility of launching vaccine production in Armenia and Kyrgyzstan is being considered. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this on May 21  at a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (SEEC), which  was held via videoconference.

" The topic of interaction in the fight against the coronavirus  pandemic, in overcoming its socio-economic consequences has a key,  priority importance in our discussions," the head of the Russian  Federation said.

Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia was able to quickly create three  of its own very effective and safe vaccines against coronavirus. The  fourth vaccine, "Sputnik Light", will soon be put into circulation.  The relevant services are engaged in the vaccination of Russian  citizens, and this work is quite active.

"The release of Sputnik V has been successfully localized, as our  colleagues have already said, both in Kazakhstan and in Belarus.  Russia is the only country that transfers vaccine technologies. The  possibility of deploying such industries in Armenia and Kyrgyzstan is  now being considered, "he said.

Given the current circumstances, as noted by Putin, it is important  to pay special attention to cooperation in the field of drug safety.  "By the way, we also have domestic drugs that are very effective in  the fight against coronavirus," he said.

According to Putin, by the end of the year, EurAsEC experts should  prepare an action plan to provide the Union countries with  strategically important drugs for the treatment of not only  coronavirus, but also other dangerous diseases. "In fact, we are  talking about organizing the production of effective and affordable  drugs in the Eurasian Economic Community in the near future, in  quantities sufficient to meet the needs of our national health  systems," he said.

Vladimir Putin noted the joint project to create a "Traveling without  COVID-19" digital platform, implemented with the assistance of the  Digital Initiatives Fund of the Eurasian Development Bank. "In my  opinion, our Armenian colleagues came up with this initiative. The  goal of the project is to facilitate mutual trips of citizens of our  countries, to significantly accelerate the procedures for crossing  state borders in compliance with sanitary standards and taking into  account the current epidemiological situation," he said.