Russia considering supply of 1 million Sputnik-V doses to ArmeniaMay 6, 2021 - 18:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced additional deliveries of Sputnik V vaccine to Armenia in the coming months and said Russia is considering the possibility of supplying 1 million doses of the drug to the country. "We have been closely cooperating since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Russia has been providing assistance to Armenia in preventing the spread of coronavirus infection. A batch of Sputnik V vaccine doses was donated. Just last month, another batch of 15,000 doses arrived,” Lavrov said at a meeting with the acting Armenian Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian, Interfax reports. “Additional supplies are planned for the near future, the request of our Armenian friends for the provision of 1 million doses is being worked out,” the Russian Foreign Minister said. As reported on Thursday, tourists will be required to show vaccine certificates when traveling to Armenia, according to a government decision approved earlier in the day. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |