Belarus would like to expand cooperation with the Novgorod region, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said when meeting with governor of that Russian region Sergei Mitin on June 17.
Alexander Lukashenko took note of a quite good trade between Belarus and Novgorod region. Yet, the two sides have the potential to increase it further, the President believes. “We can surpass the trade of $100 million which we have now. Though, it is also not bad. It is commeasurable with the trade Belarus has with some other countries,” the head of state said.
Belarus has long-standing relations with the Novgorod region. Certain areas of cooperation have been identified. The Belarusian side is satisfied with the proposals of the Russian region to expand bilateral cooperation. For, example, the two sides are interested in setting up timber and peat processing facilities and also in cooperation in other avenues.
In turn, Sergei Mitin said that this is not his first visit to Belarus and he is pleasantly surprised at the changes. The delegation has already visited several agricultural and manufacturing companies and signed several agreements. They, for example, include an agreement between the Minsk oblast and Novgorod region on supplies of products without middlemen.
Written by belta.by
