The pharmaceuticals and medical supplies were donated by New Jersey drug companies following an appeal made by the state's governor, Christine Todd Whitman.
Two members of her cabinet were sent to accompany the planeload of drugs being sent to Moscow, said New Jersey Secretary of Commerce Gil Medina.
Aside from delivering the drugs, Medina said he and other officials are planning meetings with their counterparts in the Moscow city government to take advantage of the "big opportunity" that they see for New Jersey businesses in Russia.
Shelley Zeiger, a businessman from Trenton, New Jersey, who is the chairman of the joint venture operating Moscow's Tren Mos restaurant, said he hopes the New Jersey delegation will be able to forge new trade and cultural links with the Moscow city government.
Within the next eight months, Medina said, New Jersey officials plan to invite Russian entrepreneurs on a trip to the state in order for them to explore investment opportunities there for Russians.
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