Armenia hosts roundtable on pharmaceutical industry challengesMarch 16, 2012 - 12:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - From March 10-11, 2012, the Medicine Producers and Importers Union of Armenia (MPI Union) in cooperation with the USAID-funded Enterprise Development and Market Competitiveness project (EDMC) organized the third “Meeting without Ties” forum in Arthur’s Resort in Aghveran, Armenia. Various stakeholders of Armenia’s pharmaceutical industry, including local producers, drug safety specialists, representatives of foreign pharmaceutical companies, importing companies, as well as state officials, experts and scientists attended the meeting. Discussion of current issues and development challenges of the pharmaceutical industry was in was in focus of the roundtable. Presentations were made on Armenia’s adoption of EU Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) standards by January 1, 2013 in accordance with the Government of Armenia decision. The new draft law on Pharmaceuticals and Bioactive Additives, latest amendments to drug advertisement permissions as well as issues related to tax and customs reforms were discussed. The USAID/EDMC project presented its activity and upcoming plans in pharmaceutical industry. During the forum the participants had the opportunity to meet with government officials and discuss issues of concern related to competitiveness in the sector. The five-year EDMC is designed to raise incomes and employment in Armenia by promoting growth in selected value chains with export potential, with the overall goal of assisting Armenia to develop a more competitive and diversified private sector. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |