Moscow-Sana
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro, prospects for developing bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as issues of practical cooperation in combating Corona virus.
The TASS news agency quoted a statement issued by the Kremlin following the phone call between the two presidents at the initiative of the Brazilian side, saying: “The two sides expressed mutual interest in strengthening commercial and economic ties. The two presidents also discussed bilateral practical cooperation in combating the spread of the Corona virus, including the registration of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine in Brazil in addition to this. To supplies and production of the vaccine in this country.
In turn, the press office of the Brazilian presidency said that the two presidents "discussed issues of purchasing Sputnik V vaccine, military technical cooperation, bilateral trade issues and cooperation in the defense sector and in the fields of science and technology."