Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev. File photoMOSCOW, Jan 28 Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, in an interview with RIA Novosti and other leading Russian media, said that there are a large number of different structures in the world capable of producing various kinds of pathogens, the question is to what extent their work is transparent, therefore, it is necessary to comply with the convention on the prevention of biological hazards and control processes.
"There are a very large number of different structures that are capable of producing, this is already a safety issue, various kinds of pathogens. They were, and are, the question is in whose hands they are, who manages them and how transparent their activities are", Medvedev said.
«So, control over these processes, compliance with the relevant convention on the prevention of biological hazards, it seems to me, are very important for humanity,» he stressed.