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Belarus-Asia forum due in Moscow on 9 June

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MOSCOW, 7 June (BelTA) – The Belarus-Asia forum will take place in the Business and Culture Center of the Belarusian Embassy in Russia on 9 June, BelTA learned from the press service of the embassy.

“The aim of the forum is to present Belarus’ export potential, establish business contacts, and exchange opinions about the status and prospects for the trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and Asian countries,” the embassy noted.

The event will bring together diplomats of 12 embassies of Asian countries accredited in Russia and concurrently in Belarus that have neither representatives offices in Minsk nor embassies of Belarus at home. They include ambassadors, chiefs of diplomatic missions, and other diplomats of Indonesia, Yemen, Cambodia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Afghanistan, Laos, and the Philippines.

Belarus will be represented by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolai Borisevich, Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Vladimir Semashko, Deputy Industry Minister Dmitry Kharitonchik, Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Aleksei Bogdanov, Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vladimir Ulakhovich, and Dmitry Kuleshov, deputy head of the international business department of the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus.

“Representatives of Asian countries will be informed about opportunities for cooperation with Belarusian industrial enterprises, export financing of joint projects, Belarus’ capacities in agriculture, and the role of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in enhancing cooperation with partners on the Asian market,” the embassy added.

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