Russia to provide CIS countries with vaccine against A/H1N1 virusAugust 15, 2009 - 20:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia is ready to provide CIS countries with vaccines against A/H1N1 virus, RF Head Sanitary doctor Genady Onishenko said. During July 2009 conference of CIS countries' sanitary doctors, Russian experts called on their colleagues to specify and submit to them estimated data of national programs on vaccine prevention."We promised to provide assistance to sanitary services. That may be a gratuitous function," Onishenko said, noting that Russian budget covered expenses for vaccine production in required volumes. «Colleagues from CIS saniatary services receive it within optimum time-limits required for pandemic prevention. For instance, if we allocate 1 million to Kyrgizstan, that will be a payment with interest,» Onishenko stressed, noting that greater amounts may be required for Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Belarus. «But we have enough resources and will develop them,» gazeta.ru quotes Russia's head sanitary expert as saying. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |