4 Mar in 7:29 Eurasianet
Uzbekistan is embarking on a mass coronavirus inoculation campaign with a vaccine that is still months away from completing its third stage of tests,
Eurasianet writes. Millions are being offered the option of getting a jab for free, but it is far from clear how many will be eager. And the fact that life largely returned to normal a long time ago may rob the drive of a sense of urgency.
Local news outlets on March 1 trumpeted the news of the certification of Uzbekistan’s own home-grown vaccine. This might be something of an overstatement, though. The vaccine has in reality largely been developed by China’s Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical, and some of the crucial third-stage testing is taking place in Uzbekistan. It appears to be on that basis that the resulting vaccine has earned the local brand name of ZF-UZ-VAC 2001.
Uzbekistan Mulls Production of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine - Lavrov Wed 03rd March 2021 | 12:27 AM
Uzbekistan is considering producing Russia s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine on its territory, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 02nd March, 2021) Uzbekistan is considering producing Russia s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine on its territory, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. Today, as we have learned, a delegation fromUzbekistan s Ministry of Health is here, working with Russian colleagues. Production of Sputnik V vaccine is considered in Uzbekistan. As I said, it has been registered there on an expedited basis. We very much appreciate our cooperation in this area, Lavrov said at a press conference after meeting Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov.
Russia, Uzbekistan Cooperation on Labor Migration to Reach Pre-Pandemic Level - Lavrov Tue 02nd March 2021 | 11:58 PM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday that Moscow and Tashkent will resume cooperation on labor migration on the basis of bilateral agreements that should see cross-border labor mobility return to the pre-pandemic level
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 02nd March, 2021) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday that Moscow and Tashkent will resume cooperation on labor migration on the basis of bilateral agreements that should see cross-border labor mobility return to the pre-pandemic level. We also talked about the fact that as epidemiological restrictions ease, our interaction in the field of labor migration will be restored and will reach its previous level. There are specific agreements on this that make it possible to coordinate the actions of the relevant services, Lavrov said at a press conference after meeting Uzbek Foreign Min
Uzbekistan values traditional friendly relations with Vietnam
Tuesday, 2020-12-22 10:12:30
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Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia and Uzbekistan Ngo Duc Manh presents his credentials to Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov. (Photo: NDO)
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NDO – Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia and Uzbekistan Ngo Duc Manh and 11 ambassadors of other countries presented their credentials to Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov at the headquarters of the Uzbek Embassy in Moscow, Russia, on December 21.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Uzbek Foreign Minister arrived in Moscow to receive credentials instead of letting the ambassadors travel to the Uzbek capital of Tashkent.