Iran Ready to Export Drugs, Medical Equipment to Cuba
TEHRAN (Basirat): High-ranking Iranian and Cuban officials in a meeting in Tehran on Tuesday explored ways to further expand the two countries' cooperation in medical fields.
During the meeting, the two sides studied different ways for the Cuban companies to purchase the needed drugs and medical equipment from the Iranian pharmaceutical firms.
Pirsalehi, for his part, referred to Iran's good capabilities in the production of drugs and medical equipment, stressing the country's preparedness to further expand ties and export medicine to Cuba.
Iran has taken wide strides in science and technology, particularly in medical and medicinal fields, in recent years.
An official said in February that the medical equipment and devices produced by Iranian researchers are exported to tens of world states, as the country unveiled a new home-made drug for patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.
"At present, Iran's medical equipment is exported to 40 world states. Some target countries have demanded Iran's products with 'Made in Iran' brand and some of them have asked for launching production lines of the products in their countries. Also, some goods are produced for a number of countries based on their orders and the product is presented under a different brand," Secretary of the Union of Iran's Exporters of Medical Equipment Reza Kompani said.
He added that the West European states, Germany and Italy were among the countries which import Iran's medical equipment.
Source:FNA
