YEREVAN, 19 November (BelTA) – It is necessary to work out manufacturing cooperation chains to connect pharmaceutical enterprises in the Eurasian Economic Union member states. Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko made the statement at a session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Yerevan, Armenia on 19 November, BelTA has learned.
Roman Golovchenko said: “The pandemic situation has demonstrated that it is necessary to primarily rely on domestic resources and reserves of the Eurasian Economic Union in matters concerning the provision of EAEU member states with medications and pharmaceutical substances of strategic importance. This is why I believe it is important to establish manufacturing cooperation chains to connect pharmaceutical enterprises in the Eurasian Economic Union member states, work out sources of funding and tools to support manufacturing cooperation projects in this sphere.”
The prime minister also believes the realization of systemic measures stipulated by the action plan on providing EAEU metallurgical enterprises with raw materials in 2021-2024 is as important. “The realization of this plan will enable a comprehensive approach to regulating the market of ferrous and non-ferrous metals in addition to resolving the problem of provision of EAEU metallurgical enterprises with raw materials in a systemic manner,” the head of government stressed.