Syrian, Russian talks on settling Russian vaccine industry in Syria

Damascus, SANA-Minister of Industry. Ziyad Sabbagh, discussed with head of the Importers and Exporters Association in the field of health in Russia, Dmitry Omutnykh, the joint measures taken to settle the Russian biological vaccines industry in Syria, including Covid-19 vaccines.

Omutnykh offered proposals on the possibility of implementing the project in the Arab Medical Company (Tamico) or one of the Syrian pharmaceutical companies in the private sector, and the possibility of training cadres to implement the project, cooperating with specialized research centers and pharmaceutical factories in both countries, and organizing the exchange of information and scientific and practical materials

For his part, Minister Sabbagh welcomed the idea of the project and asked the Russian side to show the possibility of fully manufacturing the vaccine in Syria after clarification of the technical and financial aspects regarding the production line and follow-up coordination regarding the project with the ministries and relevant authorities.

MHD Ibrahim/ Mazen Eyon