"President Moon expressed hope for close cooperation between the two countries in the development of drugs and vaccines and called on the Russian side to join the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), which is headquartered in Seoul," RIA Novosti quoted the press service as saying.
It is emphasized that Putin praised the successes of the Republic of Korea in countering the coronavirus.
According to the press service, the President of South Korea presented Putin with a candidate for the post of Secretary General of the World Trade Organization, Yoo Myung Hee, and asked the Russian side to support her.
Earlier, the Kremlin reported on a telephone conversation between Putin and Moon Jae-in.
As noted, the parties discussed cooperation in the fight against the spread of coronavirus and the development of a vaccine against COVID-19.