During a meeting with Russian Ambassador to Mongolia Iskander Azizov, Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga suggested launching the production of Russia’s Sputnik V anti-coronavirus vaccine in his country, TASS reported citing the Montsame news agency.
"The president stressed that Mongolia has the potential for producing the vaccine, and asked the ambassador to examine the possibility of producing Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine in Mongolia and to submit the proposal about cooperation in this matter to the Kremlin," Montsame reported.
The Russian ambassador replied that he would immediately inform Moscow about Mongolia’s initiative.
During the meeting, the sides also discussed preparations for upcoming celebrations of the 100th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries.
