"I hope that yes.

First, well, let's hope the pandemic calms down a bit too.

Unfortunately, not everyone - neither here nor in Russia - is vaccinated.

So to recognize the certificates is one thing, but in order to fully open [the borders], you will also have to think about how to do it technically, "Ben Zvi said in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper, answering the question of the completion of the negotiations.

According to him, negotiations between Rospotrebnadzor and the Israeli Ministry of Health have already passed.

He noted that another similar round will take place in the coming week.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that his Israeli counterpart, Yair Lapid, at talks in Moscow on September 9, promised to work out the issue of recognizing Russian vaccination certificates in Israel.