"This problem [difference in medical standards] may be solved, and, certainly, we will find the opportunity [to deal with the issue]," Dvorkovich, heading the Russian delegation at the Science and Technology in Society forum in Kyoto, told journalists.
On Saturday, the Japanese newspaper Nikkei (The Nihon Keizai Shinbun) reported that Japanese companies planned to pitch into the development of Russia's social infrastructure, including health care and that a "significant contribution" to the improvement of the quality of life in Russia was expected on the part of Japanese business circles.
According to Nikkei, Japan also plans to ask Russia to allow Japanese medical specialists to work at Russian hospitals and to have Japanese food available at the hospitals.
The JGC Corporation, Japan's engineering company, has reportedly asked Russia to consider aligning Japanese and Russian medical standards in order to facilitate the implementation of various bilateral projects in Russia’s Far East, such as the construction of a medical center.
