TBILISI, 23 April (BelTA) – A set of 15 documents expanding the Belarus-Georgia cooperation was signed in the presence of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and Georgia President Giorgi Margvelashvili in Tbilisi on 23 April, BelTA has learned.
The Presidents signed a joint statement after the Belarus-Georgia high-level talks.
The governments of the two countries concluded cooperation agreements in such areas as tourism, intellectual property protection, on double taxation avoidance and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital, in customs affairs, crime prevention, and on readmission.
The Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Belarus and Georgia signed a cooperation protocol and the Justice Ministries inked a memorandum of understanding.
The sides also concluded cooperation agreements in healthcare, medical science, and education. A similar agreement was signed between the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the two countries.
The Belarusian Industry Ministry signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Georgian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development and the Georgian Agriculture Ministry. The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus signed scientific and technical cooperation agreements with the Georgian National Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.