Events

23 Jan 2019

Belarus, Pakistan seek to expand interregional contacts

GRODNO, 23 January (BelTA) – Chairman of the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee Vladimir Kravtsov met with Ambassador of Pakistan to Belarus Leena Salim Moazzam to discuss ways to intensify cooperation in agriculture, trade and other areas between the regions of Belarus and Pakistan, BelTA has learned.

Grodno Oblast exports baby foods, meat and dairy products to Pakistan.

“Pakistan supplies Belarus with agricultural products, for example, rice. However, we should step up cooperation in this sector. In fact, there are many cooperation opportunities. I am talking not only about trade and economic contacts but also joint ventures,” Vladimir Kravtsov noted. He said that Grodno Oblast can also be of interest to potential partners due to its logistic and transit capacities.

The countries plan to further develop interregional cooperation. In 2015, for example, the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee and the Provincial Assembly of Sindh province signed a memorandum of understanding. Grodno might sign a twin-town agreement with one of Pakistan’s towns.

“We are well positioned to promote cooperation. There are a lot of areas of mutual interest, from agriculture and trade to tourism and education. It is important that more goods from Pakistan appear on Belarus’ market, and vice versa. We have a lot to share in culture and even cuisine,” Leena Salim Moazzam noted. She said that she likes Belarusian draniki and, in her opinion, Pakistani spices which are not yet represented in the Belarusian market would add new flavors to this traditional dish.