“The parties agreed to maintain constant communication and develop direct contacts between the medical and scientific professional communities of the two countries,” the press release said.

During the negotiations, Murashko and Koja discussed the management of patients with coronavirus, as well as new methods for the prevention and treatment of infection.

Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay discussed the fight against coronavirus infection and the issues of returning the citizens of the two countries to their homeland.