Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, Zurab Azarashvili met with the representatives of the two biggest pharmaceutical companies within the framework of his official visit to Turkey.
Zurab Azarashvili also visited leading Turkish pharmaceutical manufacturer entities and received detailed information on the industry.
Minister underlined the paramount importance of importing to Georgia high-quality medicines, manufactured in accordance with GMP standards. As he noted, citizens of Georgia have already had a chance to buy, high-quality medicines with significantly lowered prices imported from Turkey. The list of such medicines will be gradually enriched.
The visit of representatives of pharmaceutical companies to Georgia has been planned. The supportive mechanisms for an increased quantity of imported medicines will be discussed during the visit.
Within the framework of the official visit, Minister, Zurab Azarashvili met with his Turkish counterpart.
Joint healthcare projects and the prospects of further development of existing cooperation were discussed during the meeting.