MINSK, 20 June (BelTA) - Ambassador of Belarus to Ukraine Igor Sokol expressed an interest in delivering public transport to Ukraine at the meeting with First Deputy Chairman of Nikolayev Oblast State Administration (Ukraine) Vyacheslav Bon and Nikolayev Mayor Alexander Senkevich, BelTA learned from the Belarusian embassy in Ukraine.
Igor Sokol and Vyacheslav Bon took note of a high level of economic cooperation between the two countries, the dynamic development of the cultural exchange, and considered the areas for further dialogue, including the supply of Belarusian public transport for the needs of Nikolayev Oblast.
"During the meeting with the mayor of the Ukrainian city, the parties discussed cooperation between Nikolayev and Belarus in the area of industry and transport production, strengthening of humanitarian cooperation, the development of twin-city and friendly relations. Special attention was attached to the interest of Belarus in tenders for the delivery of public transport," said representatives of the embassy.
Igor Sokol visited the central office and assembly lines of the Technotorg Group in Nikolayev. It is the official dealer of Belarus' MTZ and Gomselmash in Ukraine.
The diplomat also held a meeting with representatives of the Nikolayev Oblast Local History Museum and the Nikolayev Oblast national and cultural society of Belarusians "Golas Radzimy". The ambassador handed a Belarusian national costume, Gleb Kudryashov's book "A Prayer to Taras under the Belarusian Sky" and a fragment of the Slutsk belt to the museum that will showcase the exhibits as part of a special exposition dedicated to ethnic Belarusians living in Nikolayev Oblast.
The Belarusian diaspora was given books devoted to the 500th anniversary of the publication of the first printed book by Francisk Skaryna in Old Belarusian.
Igor Sokol also opened a festive concert at the Oblast Palace of Culture. The concert was held as part of the Days of Belarusian Culture in Nikolayev Oblast. The Ambassador noted that the country is celebrating a number of significant cultural events this year, including the 135th birthdays of great Belarusian writers Yanka Kupala and Yakub Kolas, and 500 years of Belarusian book printing.
