“We have already fully worked out and prepared an agreement with the Japanese side, we were only waiting for the president's decision.
And now we expect a commercial batch of our vaccine to come to us, after which we begin to invite our colleagues from Japan to Khabarovsk, "RIA Novosti quotes him.
According to Degtyarev, a commercial batch of the Russian vaccine against coronavirus will go to the Khabarovsk Territory after the relevant decision of the Ministry of Health.
“Now the Ministry of Health, following the president’s decision, will determine the number of vaccines, the price, and we will begin to invite the Japanese,” he added.
Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin asked the government to work out the issue of paid vaccination against coronavirus for foreigners in Russia.
Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that foreigners working in Russia will be offered vaccination with Sputnik Light.