He announced this in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Earlier, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev said on the sidelines of the SPIEF that the fund was negotiating with key Russian departments to create vaccine tourism in Russia.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin, speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, asked the government to work out the issue of paid vaccination against coronavirus infection COVID-19 for foreigners in Russia.

In turn, the head of Rostourism Zarina Doguzova said that "Rostourism and Russian tour operators are ready to organize vaccine tours to Russia for foreigners in a short time."