ArmInfo. The activities of the United States in biological laboratories on the territory of the CIS cause serious concern, it is not transparent and is carried out in isolation from the approaches used by the world community, said Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, quoted by RIA Novosti.
"The research activities of a number of countries, primarily the United States of America, in biological laboratories that they have located in the post-Soviet space, and are trying to promote in general all over the world are of serious concern. Why does this kind of activity raise questions? It is non-transparent, it is carried out in isolation from those approaches that are used by the world community, international organizations, therefore, raises questions, "- said Medvedev at a meeting of the interdepartmental commission of the Security Council of the Russian Federation on the creation of a system of protection against new infections.
He noted that such questions have arisen before, "but especially such questions are often formed now, bearing in mind everything that humanity has faced this year with the pandemic of the new coronavirus." And this, of course, is fraught with a variety of problems. Including outbreaks of infectious diseases, well, not to mention the more serious projection associated with the use of new infections, "- said Medvedev.