He told RIA Novosti about this.
“We are now in the process of discussing,” he said, answering a question about whether or not Sri Lanka plans to buy the Russian vaccine.
The diplomat pointed out that the Minister of Health of Sri Lanka Pavitra Vanniarachchi had already met with the Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Yuri Matery on this matter.
Earlier, Russia signed an agreement with Indian companies to produce more than 300 million doses per year of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.