The minister said on his Twitter that he had met with the Russian Ambassador to Mexico Viktor Coronelli. 

“We talked about the Sputnik V vaccine. I have expressed our interest in conducting the third phase (clinical trials - RT) in order to get this vaccine in Mexico as soon as possible, ”he said.

Earlier, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the purchase of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.