Events

8 Apr 2019

Belarus’ embassy in Ukraine: Business shows big interest in Forum of Regions

MINSK, 8 April (BelTA) – The Belarusian embassy in Ukraine emphasizes a big interest from business in the second Forum of Regions of the two states which is due to take place in Zhitomir in October 2019, Belarusian Ambassador to Ukraine Igor Sokol told BelTA.

According to the ambassador, such interest from business is logical taking into account the results of the first forum which took place in Gomel in October 2018. “According to the official data, all our oblasts (except for Mogilev Oblast) and the city of Minsk have considerably increased exports to Ukraine. Over the five months following the forum the growth of exports across the oblasts stood at 30-100%,” Igor Sokol said.

The preparations for the second forum are in full swing. “In March I paid a working visit to Zhitomir Oblast, met with chairman of the local regional administration Igor Gundich, and Zhitomir Mayor Sergei Sukhomlin. We visited the venues which would host the events,” the ambassador said.

On 25 April Zhitomir is set to host the first meeting of the Belarusian-Ukrainian working group on interregional and cross-border cooperation. The group comprises representatives of the authorities of several oblasts of Belarus and Ukraine. The group is expected to discuss the forthcoming forum.