MINSK, 8 December (BelTA) - Belarus and Colombia intend to strengthen the legal framework of bilateral cooperation. Belarusian Ambassador to Ecuador and concurrently to Colombia Igor Poluyan made a working trip to Bogota, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission.
The Belarusian diplomat met with Juan Guillermo Castro, the Director of Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, to discuss the status and prospects of cooperation in the political, trade, economic, scientific, humanitarian and other avenues. Particular attention was paid to the ways of further strengthening the legal framework of Belarusian-Colombian cooperation.
Igor Poluyan handed over to the Colombian side the congratulatory message from Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei to the head of the Colombian Foreign Ministry Maria Angela Holguin on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The Belarusian diplomat also met with representatives of the national emergencies agency of Colombia, the Defense Ministry and business community. The parties discussed the prospects of cooperation in emergency response, economic, military and technical collaboration.
The ambassador attended the South-American biggest international exhibition Expodefensa 2017. Belarusian companies also took part in the expo. Igor Poluyan held meetings with a number of official and business delegations.
