The sides agreed to boost research and business relations that will include studies to explore the potential of a combined use of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine and the AZD1222 preparation developed by the British-Swedish AstraZeneca.

A total of million vaccine doses will be made at the enterprise in stages.

NWF resources are also spent for development of the transport infrastructure, the Trans-Siberian and the Baikal-Amur railways in particular, the President added.

The statement was issued after the meeting of First Deputy Transport Minister Alexander Neradko, the agency’s head, with Singapore’s Ambassador in Moscow Sadasivan Premjith.

The report notes that by the end of 2020, 11 companies will lose their status as a participant in the Skolkovo project due to the expiration of a ten-year period.

Initially the support measures were designed for the period from February to July and now air carriers can to receive partial compensation for their losses for the period from August to November.

Gintsburg explained the criticism of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine by unfair market competition and political motives.

The company has already launched production of a pilot batch, which it will send to Russia this month for checks.

The annual International Forum "Arctic: Today and the Future," a key state-sponsored event for discussing topics pertaining to the development of Russia’s Arctic, will kick off in St. Petersburg on Thursday amid preparations for the country’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council, reported Sputnik news agency.

Earlier, in an interview with Bloomberg head of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina reported that the regulator expects inflation in Russia to be at 4.5% at the end of 2020.