Kremlin: Serbian, Argentinian Presidents to Launch Sputnik V Production in Their Countries

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - The presidents of Serbia and Argentina will join a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin's participation through videolink later on Friday and announce the launch of the production of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 in their countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"The presidents of Argentina and Serbia...will launch Sputnik V production in their countries", Peskov told reporters on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

SPIEF-2021 is taking place from Wednesday through Saturday in person at the Expoforum Exhibition and Convention Centre in St. Petersburg. The Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency is a media partner of the event.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced in March that it had reached an agreement with Serbia's Torlak Institute to produce Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in the country.

Argentina, in turn, became the first Latin American country to start production of the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V in April.