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Cuba interested in Belarusian farm machinery, foodstuffs
"Many vehicles in Cuba need to be upgraded and replaced, so we will meet with our Belarusian partners and company representatives to chart out cooperation plans"...

Belarus’ ambassador, Mongolia’s Dornod authorities discuss supplies of Belarusian farm equipment
The parties discussed promising areas for enhancing bilateral cooperation, including the supply of Belarusian agricultural, road repair and municipal equipment...

Russia’s Primorye Territory interested in Belarusian vehicles, elevators
"We would also like to cooperate in terms of training specialists in agriculture and veterinary medicine," Vera Shcherbina added. She also touched upon the topic of Belarusian equipment leasing programs...

Belarus, Russia’s Mordovia intend to tap into economic potential
"Last year's trade was $40 million. In the first quarter of this year it surged by 27%. This makes us very happy as it shows there was still an untapped potential"...

Belarus, Russia’s Primorye Territory almost double mutual trade in 2021
According to him, the delegation of Primorye Territory has come to Belarus with new interesting proposals. In particular, plans are in place to advance cooperation in industrial and agricultural sectors. The Russian region is interested in training agricultural specialists, seed production and setting up of joint ventures...

Belarus, Cuba discuss mutual cooperation areas
The parties praised an increase in trade between the two countries and expressed confidence in further development of bilateral relations in the supply of industrial, agricultural and pharmaceutical products, organization of service centers and assembly plants in Cuba...

Belagro 2022 expo kicks off in Great Stone Industrial Park
The agricultural forum traditionally brings together not only Belarusian farmers and workers of the food and processing industry but also their foreign counterparts and partners. This year more than 400 companies from different countries, including Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and others are taking part in the exhibition...

Belarus-Vietnam cooperation discussed on sidelines of economic forum
Ruslan Varankov met with top officials of the Ho Chi Minh City administration on the sidelines of the forum. The sides discussed the expansion of Belarusian-Vietnamese cooperation...

Belarus, UAE discuss trade, investment cooperation
This was one of the issues talked over at the meeting between Belarusian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the UAE Ibrahim Salim Mohamed Al Musharrakh...

Belarus ready to increase shipments of farm, passenger and utility vehicles to Kyrgyzstan
In the context of sanctions by the collective West, improving the mechanisms of bilateral trade within the framework of the EAEU is becoming an increasingly important task, Vladimir Andreichenko emphasized...

Belarus, Tajikistan interested in expanding cooperation
Vladimir Andreichenko stressed that in 2021 the trade between Belarus and Tajikistan amounted to more than $126 million having increased by 12.6% year-on-year. Exports totaled more than $122 million (up by 11.1%), imports came at $4 million (up by 90.5%)...

Belarus’ farm exports exceed $2.2bn in January-April 2022
“Our products are in demand on the Russian market. This year we will expect big sums and will do our best to exceed the exports of the previous year,” the minister said...

Prime minister: Belarus is redirecting export flows while Western sanctions backfire
More and more Belarusian mechanical engineering products are shipped to Africa. “Agricultural machines sell really well there now. Our potash flows are also getting actively redirected to the markets of African, South American, and Asian countries, including the People’s Republic of China. This is why natural diversification of export is happening now,” the prime minister noted...

Belagro expo to feature over 400 companies
About 425 companies have confirmed their participation, he said. Among the participating countries are Belarus, Russia, Germany, Poland, China, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Iraq, Nicaragua, and Cuba. There will be 319 Belarusian participants...

Belarusian businesses encouraged to tap into Russian market
"This suggests that our services and products are finally in demand in our dear, fraternal Russia," Aleksandr Lukashenko said. “Tap into that market more actively and earn money"...

Lukashenko: We will survive all the sanctions
“In this time of frantic sanctions a lot of statements have been made that healthcare would not be affected. Nothing of the kind. They do not care about our people. We are doing fine in general. We will cope. We can do without them. There are companies where we can buy the equipment and spare parts we need. As you see, there are a lot of problems, but we have not curtailed a single project"...

Belarus, Russia plan to sign agreements worth $1bn at regional forum
"Interest in the forum has been growing. This year’s edition will see a particularly large number of regions. We expect that more than 55 agreements on interregional cooperation will be signed, and we are continuing to receive applications," Mikhail Rusy said...

Belarusian Amkodor to sell road construction machines, municipal vehicles to Kazakhstan
The contract was signed when a Minsk Oblast delegation led by Chairman of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee Aleksandr Turchin visited the cities of Nur-Sultan and Karaganda...

Prospects for cooperation between Belarus, Russia’s Tatarstan discussed
He noted that Belarus is ready to increase the volume of supplies of metal cord, elevators, grain and forage harvesters, tractors and MAZ trucks to Tatarstan...

Belarus ready to increase export of equipment, food to Leningrad Oblast
According to him, it is important to identify areas where the two countries can make the most of bilateral cooperation. According to the prime minister, the biggest focus should be made on the agricultural industry...