Guatemala will not necessarily return the money for the Russian Vaccine “Satellite V”, which was planned to put into the country, are now being negotiated on the revision of the conditions of the contract concluded with Russia, the Pensa Libre publication reports.
“We have a letter to revise the contract, it does not necessarily mean a refund of money,” said Amelia Flores Health Minister.
In the afternoon in the Russian direct investment fund, Lent.Ru said that the terms of the contract are executed: the first vaccine aircraft must arrive in the country for the week, the second – at the beginning of the following.
Earlier, the Government of Guatemala stated that Russia did not set the dose of “satellite V” at the specified time. According to “Kommersant”, the country paid about $ 80 million for 8 million doses of the vaccine, but only 150 thousand doses received this time.
Guatemala acquired the party “Satellite V” in April. The authorities said they paid 50 percent of the cost and expected the delivery in the next 15 days. In total, the government decided to purchase 16 million doses of the Russian vaccine.