The Ministry of Health of Ukraine and the Center for Pharmaceutical Product Safety under the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan signed a memorandum of understanding in Tashkent on October 21, 2026.
This document covers regulatory interaction in the field of medicines and medical devices. According to the Embassy of Ukraine in Uzbekistan, the signing took place during a working trip of the Ukrainian delegation to Uzbekistan, which ran from October 19 to 21.
The memorandum provides for the exchange of regulatory information, experience, and best practices. Its goal is to strengthen the institutional potential of the agencies of both countries and guarantee the quality, safety, and effectiveness of medications and medical devices supplied to the respective markets.
The document entered into force on the date of signing and will be valid for three years, with the possibility of automatic extension.
The delegation was headed by Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine, Evgeny Gonchar. It also included Deputy Minister of Economy and Ecology Vitaliy Petruk, Chairman of the Ukrainian Federation of Employers Ruslan Ilyichev, and representatives of Ukrainian pharmaceutical companies.
Gonchar held consultations with representatives of the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan, the leadership of the Agency for the Development of Medical and Pharmaceutical Industry, the Center for Best Practices, and the Center for Pharmaceutical Product Safety.
The main focus of the negotiations was on maintaining and expanding the presence of Ukrainian medical companies in the Uzbek market. Operations under the conditions of the ongoing war of Russia against Ukraine were discussed, as well as updated requirements introduced by Decree of the President of Uzbekistan No. UP-137 dated August 19, 2025.
Petruk met with Akram Aliyev, Deputy Minister of Investment, Industry, and Trade of Uzbekistan. They discussed the need to activate trade, economic, and investment cooperation, as well as resume systematic work of the Joint Ukrainian-Uzbek Commission for Comprehensive Cooperation.
The delegation also visited Tashkent Pharmpark—an innovative cluster for the production and research of pharmaceutical products, as well as the production site of the Ukrainian joint-stock company 'Lehim', which localizes production in Uzbekistan.
Separately, a business delegation of entrepreneurs from Vinnytsia region of Ukraine visited Uzbekistan and held a round table with Uzbek business representatives. The meeting gathered representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services, Agency for Industrial Cooperation and Public Procurement of Uzbekistan, as well as other state institutions.
