Fri, 20/02/2015 - 12:34
MINSK, 20 February (BelTA) – The rising import of medications into the Belarusian market is a reason for concern. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the relevant statement at the government conference held on 20 February to discuss the state and prospects of the development of the Belarusian pharmaceutical industry, BelTA has learned.
Alexander Lukashenko noted that Belarus' domestic market of medications is evaluated at nearly $1 billion. “Import has been rising in the last few years albeit a little. It is strange. This is why I would like to hear how the industry's import substitution program proceeds. How actively are foreign direct investments attracted?” the head of state told participants of the conference.
The President raised a number of other topical issues. The modernization of pharmaceutical enterprises was mentioned. A dedicated presidential decree was signed in 2012. “The work proceeds on the whole, but not everything goes according to plans for some projects. Which projects are those and why?” asked the head of state. Alexander Lukashenko said he wanted to know what the successful accomplishment of the plans required.
The head of state was also interested in what is being done to export more pharmaceutical products, what slows down the growth of export of Belarusian medications to Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and non-CIS states. Apart from that, the President was interested in what reserves are available for the faster development of the truly promising industry, what should be and can be suggested today for the sake of securing a real breakthrough in this direction. Yet Alexander Lukashenko stressed that existing manufacturing cooperation ties should not be destroyed. “We should not create unnecessary competition on foreign markets through our unwise actions. It is important to avoid errors. It is necessary to make correct, balanced decisions. We should avoid going to the wrong side because we will lose time and money like that,” concluded the President.
source: http://eng.belta.by/all_news/president/Concern-over-rising-import-of-medications-to-Belarus_i_79776.html
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