Record amount of contracts signed at Forum of Belarusian and Russian Regions

29 сентября 2020
Presidents Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin delivered video addresses to the participant of the Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia. The leaders stressed that this is another step towards each other. One of the objectives of the direct contacts between the regions is the growth of trade turnover. 

The regions are the basis of integration and the allied relationship between two countries. Now the countries set the task of resuming regular transportation, reaching the level of trade recorded before the pandemic and intensification of contacts. 

The forum was held in the online format for the first time. Yet,  the 7th forum turned out the most productive in history. 

The Belarusian PM became one of the first persons to try the Russian vaccine against coronavirus. He feels well and looks perfect. On Thursday, other volunteers will be able to have vaccination against COVID. The first lot will be delivered to Minsk. 

This year the forum was dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory. We preserve the old and build new memorials dedicated to its events: Ola, Borki, Trostenets, Rzhev Memorial.

During 6 years of the forum’s existence over 300 contracts for 2bn USD have been signed. Sure, coronavirus has brought many problems: borders closure, stopped air connections, suspended contracts. The bilateral trade turn turnover fell by 21%.

Valentina Matviyenko, Chair of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia: “The Union of our states, the cooperation of our countries, the friendship of our nations is based on solid foundation. It reliably resists all attempts to break it and make Russia and Belarus distant from each other. Russia remains the key investment and trade partner of Belarus.”

While the countries plan beneficial contracts and order for the industry, the telegram channels call people to hold strikes, disrupt the national economy, refuse to pay taxes, make the banking system collapse. 

The main result of the forum is a record sum of the contracts amounting to 700m USD. Belneftekhim, Mogilev Chemical Fibers, MAZ, MTZ signed new contracts. Belarus will intensify cooperation with the most remote regions including the Republic of Komi, Bashkortostan. Next time the forum will be hosted by Russia.