Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to Russian president Vladimir Putin and discussed the evolving situation of the pandemic and thanked Putin for extending its support in the India’s fight against the second wave of coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
PM Modi in a tweet also said that both leaders held a discussion on Sputnik-V vaccine and highlighted that the partnership between both countries in production of the vaccine will help the world in battling Covid-19.
“We also reviewed our diverse bilateral cooperation, especially in the area of space exploration and renewable energy sector, including in hydrogen economy,” Modi tweeted.
“To add further momentum to our strong strategic partnership, President Putin and I have agreed to establish a 2 2 Ministerial Dialogue between our Foreign and Defence Ministers,” he said in another tweet.
Earlier, Russia extended its support to India amid the raging second wave of COVID-19. Russia plans to fly special planes with a wide range of COVID-related assistance including oxygen generators and concentrators as well as drugs, reported The Hindu.
As per the report, Russia will send oxygen generating equipment, pharma supplies of drugs like Favipiravir and Remdesivir. Besides, Russia is also dispatching emergency doses of Sputnik-V vaccine. However, India is likely to start receiving the vaccine by the end of May.
