Another delegation of guests has arrives at Palace of Independence. This time Alexander Lukashenko is meeting with the Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov. Minsk and St. Petersburg have a good basis for cooperation. The economic contacts reached a high level in the pre-pandemic times. Today the partners expect to get closer to the former indicators. And that's almost $2 billion in trade turnover. St. Petersburg is undergoing a number of reforms: urban development, public transport, and the construction sector. And Belarus can provide assistance in renovating the northern capital.
Our cities are united by a common history. During the World War II, both Minsk and St. Petersburg lost hundreds of thousands of their inhabitants. The citizens of St Petersburg have just celebrated the next anniversary of Leningrad liberation from the Nazi blockade. And today, the Museum of the Great Patriotic War opened a joint exhibition dedicated to the tragic pages of history. The President emphasized that a careful attitude to the heroic past is the basis for the development of close contacts in different spheres.












