Events

MINSK, 22 March (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has left for Georgia on an official visit, BelTA informs.

The Belarusian president’s visit to Georgia will last through 23 March. Alexander Lukashenko and Georgia President Giorgi Margvelashvili will discuss the current state and prospects of the trade and economic cooperation. They will also talk over the diversification and intensification of product deliveries, development of production cooperation, establishment of joint enterprises, cooperation in science, education and medicine, transport and logistics, implementation of infrastructure projects.

Alexander Lukashenko and Giorgi Margvelashvili will also discuss political cooperation, international contacts, the situation in the world and in the region.

After the talks the sides are expected to sign a number of international documents.

The Belarusian head of state is also set to meet with Georgia Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II.

The Belarusian-Georgian relations have been increasingly vibrant in recent years thanks to the agreements which were reached by the leaders of the two countries during the first official visit of Alexander Lukashenko to Georgia in 2015 and the official visit of Giorgi Margvelashvili to Belarus in March 2017.

In 2017, the bilateral trade of Belarus and Georgia reached $93.5 million (up 26.5% from the level of 2016). Belarus’ export made up $73.8 million, import totaled $19.7 million. There are 15 representative offices, affiliated companies, subjects of the commodity distribution network of Belarusian enterprises in Georgia. There are 19 enterprises with the Georgian capital in Belarus, including 13 joint ventures.