Russia Delivers 500 Monkeypox Test Kits to Myanmar as Humanitarian Aid
© AP Photo / ALLEN SULLIVANDr. Danny G. Mead, an assistant research scientist in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia, works with vials containing mosquitoes, which were caught last week in Albany, Ga., in the Wildlife Health building on the university campus in Athens, Ga. on Wednesday, April 7, 2004
© AP Photo / ALLEN SULLIVAN
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia has transferred 500 domestically made monkeypox test kits to Myanmar as part of the official visit of the top Russian diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
"During the visit, 500 sets of Russian tests for diagnosing monkeypox were transferred to Myanmar as humanitarian aid," the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry added that Lavrov held constructive and friendly talks with senior officials, traditional for the relations between the two countries.
Earlier on Wednesday, Lavrov paid an official visit to Myanmar to discuss bilateral economic relations and security cooperation. This is his second trip to the Southeast Asian nation, with the debut in 2013.