Petkevich announced the potential of cooperation between Belarus and Turkmenistan in pharmaceuticals and medical products

Today, October 7, in the National tourist zone "Avaza" (Turkmenistan), Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Natalia Petkevich met with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Batyr Mammedov, sb.by correspondent reports.

Natalia Petkevich commented on the results of the negotiations to journalists:

- We have a very good history of bilateral relations in the social sphere, we discussed the most pressing issues. Turkmen colleagues once again expressed gratitude to Belarus for its high assistance in training specialists.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, about 9.5 thousand students from Turkmenistan study in various specialties in our country.

A separate topic is cooperation in the field of health. Natalia Petkevich noted that pharmaceutical products are exported to Turkmenistan, while the potential for interaction is much wider:

- I proposed to look at new positions in the pharmaceutical industry, the production of medical equipment and medical devices, which we can be proud of today, medical technologies, many of which are unique. In terms of medicine, I think we can get stronger. There's mutual interest.