“For me, the issue of recognition of Sputnik V is one of the priorities.

I am in contact with our Ministry of Health, which is in touch with Brussels.

Everyone is working hard on this issue, and I can only hope that this work will soon bring the desired results, ”he said in an interview with Kommersant.

According to the Italian diplomat, the issue of recognizing the Russian vaccine against COVID-19 in the European Union is technical, not political.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov previously expressed hope that Sputnik V would soon receive registration in Europe.

He added that technical formalities remained for the registration of the drug in the EU, which will soon be resolved.