The Arab Union of Producers of Medicines and Medical Appliances (AUPAM) and the Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of pharmaceuticals on Tuesday at the Bangladesh mission in Amman, the capital of Jordan.
BAPI is the apex body representing the pharmaceutical companies of Bangladesh. A delegation from BAPI is currently visiting Jordan to attend the Arab Pharma Manufacturers' Expo 2023 for the first time, the embassy said.
AUPAM, headquartered in Amman, is one of the joint Arab action organizations that operate under the umbrella of the Council of Arab Economic Unity.
Its membership includes major pharmaceutical industries from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan.
Dr Abdulnaser Sijari, president of AUPAM, and Muhammad Halimuzzaman, treasurer of BAPI, in place of Md Nazmul Hassan, president of BAPI, signed the MOU on behalf of their respective organizations.
The signing of the MoU is expected to bring the emerging pharmaceutical industries of the Arab region and Bangladesh closer.
Cooperation on various aspects of the pharmaceutical sectors will help strengthen the capacity, and encourage exchanges and trade between member counties of AUPAM and Bangladesh, said a statement.
