“As for the visa issue, we have problems with the European Union that need to be resolved.

Now, as you know, there is a substantive, professional conversation on the line of our Ministry of Health and the Gamaleya Institute, with our, of course, foreign policy support, on the mutual recognition of the so-called covid certificates, "Lavrov is quoted by TASS.

According to him, "there, it seems, the political will has been demonstrated and declared."

“Certain technical and legal issues are being resolved, including the need to ensure the protection of personal data, ensure the technical compatibility of procedures and a number of others (issues -

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Earlier, the Minister of Health of the Republic of San Marino, Roberto Ciavatta, in an interview with RT, commented on the situation with the approval process for the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in the EU.

The RDIF reported that the approval process for the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is "proceeding in a positive and professional manner."