MFAEI: Russia Confirms Its Intention to Transfer a Batch of Vaccine against Coronavirus to Moldova

State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MFAEI) Dumitru Socolan met on April 1 with Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrei Rudenko. The parties discussed relations between the countries, as well as Russia's assistance in the fight against coronavirus. According to MFAEI, Rudenko confirmed the intention of the Russian side to transfer a batch of vaccine against coronavirus to Moldova in the near future. The officials also discussed the need to hold inter-departmental consultations in the near future on bilateral agreements related to labor migrants, combating illegal migration, and social projects. In addition, Socolan and Rudenko exchanged views on the Transdniestrian settlement and agreed on the need to resume negotiations in the "5+2" format. Recall, on March 26, PSRM leader Igor Dodon said that he had discussed with the Russian Ambassador the terms of the Sputnik V vaccine supply to Moldova. Dodon claims that the Russian vaccine will arrive in Moldova in the near future. The day before, President Maia Sandu had spoken to the Russian ambassador on the same issue. And on Friday night on TV, Sandu said that she had written a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to help with Sputnik V supplies. She added that she wrote letters asking for vaccine aid to the leaders of other countries.