"The Russian Sputnik V vaccine is being tested in India and over the next few weeks it is expected to be approved by the Indian regulator," the diplomat said.
He added that after that the vaccine will be produced "in India for India, for Russia and for the markets of third countries."
“This will be the most important contribution of our countries to the fight against the pandemic,” the ambassador emphasized, noting that the topic of Russian-Indian vaccine production will be on the agenda of the talks of the Indian Deputy Foreign Minister in Moscow on February 17-18.
“India and Russia are very important countries in the production of anti-coronavirus vaccines.
India has one of the largest manufacturing facilities in the world, ”said Varma.
At the end of January, it became known that the pharmaceutical company Dr.
Reddy's Laboratories, which is conducting the third phase of Sputnik V clinical trials in India together with RDIF, is going to ask the Indian authorities for permission for the emergency use of the Russian drug.
On January 25, the Indian Ambassador to Moscow announced that he had received the first dose of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.