Chinese Delegation Ready to Supply Pharmaceutical Raw Materials

A specialized trade delegation from China’s Hubei Province met with members of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture and exchanged notes on possible cooperation in the fields of pharmaceutical raw materials and manufacturing equipment. 
The Chinese delegation expressed readiness to supply Iran with raw materials used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, TCCIM news outlet reported on Monday.
According to Hesameddin Hallaj, the head of the International Department of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, this is the second delegation from the central Chinese province of Hubei visiting Iran. 
The meeting came as South Korea, a major supplier of medicines and their raw materials to Iran, has ceased exports to the Islamic Republic under pressure from US sanctions.