Belarus to host Eurasian Mining and Geological Forum in February

Belarus to host Eurasian Mining and Geological Forum in February

PanARMENIAN.Net - Belarus' capital city of Minsk will host the Eurasian Mining and Geological Forum on February 2-4, BelTA reports citing the press service of Belarus' Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection.

Set to be held for the first time, the forum will hopefully become a permanent platform for productive discussions on industry-specialized issues of interstate cooperation and supranational integration associations in Eurasia.

"The participants of the forum will discuss issues concerning educational policies, opportunities and risks in the mining industry in view of developing integration processes within the CIS, topical issues in geology, modern technologies of geological research and mining,” the press service said in a statement.

Among of the key topics of the forum are the formation of a single raw materials market within the EEU, the mining agenda of the Union State (Russia and Belarus), risks and opportunities of mining enterprises in developing integration processes in Eurasia, formation of trans-boundary mining clusters, promotion of public-private partnership in the mining industry.

Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan have officially confirmed their participation in the forum.

On behalf of public organizations, the countries will be represented by ministers and heads of specialized ministries.

The Eurasian Mining and Geological Forum will be held under the aegis of Belarus' Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, the geology research center, the Belarusian State Technological University and the international consulting company IMC Montan in Minsk.

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