The negotiations on supplying the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine are continuing despite the recent quotes of the national Health Ministry saying that Turkey rejected plans to purchase the Russian vaccine, which are fake, a source in the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said, TASS reports.
"The talks with Turkey are ongoing. The cited quotes [of the Turkish Health Ministry] are fake news," the source underlined.
Earlier, Haberturk newspaper cited a statement by Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca to report that Ankara decided to forego the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine purchase.
At the same time, on November 25, Koca said that toxicological trials of the Russian vaccine would be launched in the country soon. On November 27, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan informed that Ankara continues talks with Moscow on importing the coronavirus vaccine.
