Minsk says Belarus, Armenia have significant resources to boost tradeNovember 26, 2021 - 17:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Belarus and Armenia have significant resources to increase mutual trade, Belarusian Forestry Minister, co-chairman of the Belarusian-Armenian intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation Vitaly Drozhzha told a meeting of the commission on Thursday, November 26. “The main priorities of trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and Armenia are the strengthening the positions of Belarusian and Armenian specialists in each other's markets, expansion of the trade network, cooperation in the field of agriculture, science and technology," Drozhzha said. "At the same time, foreign trade statistics for the current year show that we must make significant efforts to increase bilateral trade. In January-September this year, there was a slight increase in bilateral trade, it went down by 4.5%. There are significant resources that our countries must use to boost mutual trade,” Drozhzha said. According to the Belarusian co-chairman of the commission, in connection with the increase in the supply of traditional goods, the extensive path of commercial development is becoming more and more tedious, therefore it is necessary to enter the realm of cooperative projects. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |