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MINSK, 22 January (BelTA) - The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of the Kyrgyz Republic is interested in acquiring Belarus-made agricultural machinery and its assembly, Alexei Bogdanov, the head of the foreign trade department at the Belarusian Ministry of Agriculture and Food, said when commenting on Belarus' participation in the 80th International Green Week (IGW) expo which is running in Berlin from 16 to 25 January.

When in Berlin, the head of the Belarusian delegation, First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food, Leonid Marinich had a series of meetings with foreign colleagues to review the bilateral relations, trade and investment cooperation. "In particular, an agreement was reached with Kyrgyzstan Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Taalajbek Ajdaraliev on the resumption of bilateral trade and economic cooperation, and also contacts at the level of the joint intergovernmental commission and its working groups. The Kyrgyz Minister expressed interest in acquiring Belarusian agricultural machinery and its assembly in Kyrgyzstan. In addition, the parties announced interest in the mutually beneficial cooperation in seed breeding,” Alexei Bogdanov said.

During the Green Week Leonid Marinich held nearly 15 meetings with the agricultural agencies of foreign states. The Belarusian minister and Ukraine’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Alexei Pavlenko agreed to resume the work within the framework of the joint intergovernmental commission and its working groups. Cooperation between Belarus and Germany in the field of agricultural education was discussed in the meeting with Dr. Karl Wessels, the head of the department for individual households and education at the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection. The parties agreed to extend the protocol for the traineeship of young agrarian specialists of the Republic of Belarus in Germany.

“Talks were also held with colleagues from Turkey, U.A.E., Moldova, Latvia, Argentina, Sweden, Russia and a number of other states. Prospects for further cooperation in the field of industrial cooperation were reviewed with such companies as John Deere, Claas,” said Alexei Bogdanov. In general, according to Leonid Marinich, the meetings and negotiations, in particular with the representatives of the German business community, showed that there is interest in developing cooperation with Belarus. Belarus has undertaken the measures to create an enabling business environment and opportunities for business cooperation, including the participation of Belarus in the Eurasian economic union.

Established in 1926, International Green Week is a one-of-a-kind international exhibition for the food, agricultural and horticultural industries. Among the participants of the 80th edition of IGW are companies from Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America (about 70 countries). The 2015 exhibition program, in addition to other activities, includes the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), the Belarusian agricultural forum to promote international cooperation in the field of agriculture, the food industry and food production.