The following was released by Armenian President Armen Sarkissian’s office.

Armen Sarkissian had a telephone conversation today with Noubar Afeyan, a well-known American-Armenian businessman and philanthropist and co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative.  

The American Moderna Therapeutics biotechnology company, co-founded and chaired by Noubar Afeyan, has developed a coronavirus vaccine that has been undergoing clinical trials since March 17 at the Kaiser Permanente Health Research Institute in Seattle, Washington.

During the telephone conversation, Afeyan touched upon the development and testing of the vaccine against coronavirus.

The two touched upon the situation in the world, including the situation caused by the spread of the new coronavirus infection in Armenia, as well as the measures taken to prevent and overcome the infection and their effectiveness.

Speaking about measures to prevent and overcome the spread of the coronavirus infection in Armenia, Sarkissian also attached importance to efforts and cooperation with international partners.