Belarus and Sverdlovsk region expand coverage
Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Yury Nazarov and Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region Yevgeny Kuyvashev signed a new drafting agreement in Yekaterinburg today. Information about this is published on the website of the governments of the Russian region. BelTA.
“An agreement on a large expansion of the scope, which took place over 20 years of distribution of a wide range of documents and the emergence of modern industrial and economic challenges,” the press service of the permits of the Sverdlovsk region noted.
In 2021, the trade turnover between Belarus and the Sverdlovsk Region was the highest in the last five years: its volume increased by 61.4% compared to 2020 and amounted to $472 million. The most large-scale initiatives were the latest flight cooperation projects in mechanical engineering and energy. Among them are the development of Belarusian engines for BELAZ by the Ural Diesel Engine Plant, the use of large mining enterprises in the region by Belarusian dump trucks, and power facilities – steam units of the Ural Turbine Plant.
“The new version meets modern realities and includes the most promising restrictions, such as information technology, digital economy, ecology and many others. Sverdlovsk governor.
According to Yuri Nazarov, industrial cooperation, the production of common products for the needs of a third country. At the same time, covid restrictions have been lifted and a direct flight on the Yekaterinburg route has been launched.
The Sverdlovsk Region is a priority trading partner for us among Russian regions. Last year, we failed to achieve positive dynamics in trade and economic relations, but I said that it would increase significantly.
According to Yevgenia Kuyvasheva, Belarus is a reliable, proven device for the Sverdlovsk region. “We greatly appreciate the support of the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in developing cooperation with public regions. sciences, education, culture. It has been determined that the main thing for us is the development of industrial cooperation. Much has already been achieved. I am confident that our partnership will gain momentum. We have all the conditions for this,” the governor said.
He added that the work of service representatives plays a special role in strengthening bilateral contacts. The leadership of the region regularly checks plans for cooperation with the Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Vladimir Semashko. The branch of the Embassy of Belarus in the Russian Federation in the city of Yekaterinburg makes a great contribution to the development.
The fifth meeting of the Business Cooperation Council between the Sverdlovsk region and Belarus took place today. This is a body created in 2011, it consists of representatives of authorities, enterprises, business associations. This time, the agenda of the meeting included the development of previous projects, as well as discussed new ones, for example, on digital solutions in various fields. In addition, Belarusian food industry companies arrived in the Middle Urals: textile workers, shoemakers. The minutes of the meeting recorded the readiness of the parties to increase the volume of mutual trade, expand production and cooperation ties, implement scientific and innovative projects, as well as develop investment cooperation.