Russia calls India's decision to send hydrocholoquine 'noble'; says it will be reciprocated

Russia on Wednesday praised India for sending medicines that are used to treat coronavirus patients and described the decision as 'noble'. It also said that this friendly gesture would be reciprocated.

Speaking to WION's Diplomatic Correspondent Sidhant Sibal, Russian envoy to India Nikolay Kudashev lauded India's "comprehensive efforts" and said that it resulted in a significant "decrease in the rate of infection" in the country. 

Question: COVID-19 crisis is something that is caused by a great deal of uncertainty. How is Moscow and New Delhi collaborating to deal with the crisis?

Nikolay Kudashev: Continous spread of COVID-19 infection is a global challenge. In this battle, Russia and India fight a common enemy. We closely follow the steps taken by the union governments and regional administrations. These comprehensive efforts resulted in a significant decrease in the rate of infection and we see a number of recoveries growing. In Russia too, the government introduced various measures to tackle the diseases, apart from lockdown and social distancing measures. Additional hospitals are being operated and vaccines are tested which help in preventing the unchecked spread of the infection. 

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