Moscow, December 21 (RHC)-- Authorities in the Chechen Republic are interested in registering Cuban biotechnology products, Cuban diplomatic sources reported in Moscow.

A press release by the Cuban embassy in the Russian capital reports that Cuban counselor Natacha Díaz and Jorge Valdés, Research and Development Director of the Havana-based Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology toured the Oncology and Endocrinology Centers in the Chechen Republic, where local health authorities expressed a special interest in Cuban vaccines to treat different types of cancer and Cuba's Heberprot-P for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.

The visit to both health centers was in response to an invitation extended by Chechen Prime Minister Abubakar Edelgeriev, during a recent meeting in Moscow with Cuba's Ambassador Emilio Lozada.