MINSK, 30 June (BelTA) – Belarus' Gomel Oblast is establishing cooperation with the Hungarian region of Gyor-Moson-Sopron, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Embassy in Hungary.
Belarusian Ambassador to Hungary Aleksandr Ponomarev met with Head of the Gyor-Moson-Sopron Administration Zoltan Nemeth as he visited the city of Gyor. “The parties discussed the possibility of establishing regional ties between Gomel Oblast and Gyor-Moson-Sopron, which is one of Hungary's leading regions in terms of economic indicators,” the diplomatic mission noted.
The meeting was attended by Gomel Oblast First Vice Governor Igor Chesnok and members of the delegation. It includes representatives of the Agriculture and Food Ministry and agricultural organizations, which are engaged in the talks with their Hungarian counterparts involved in poultry and pond fish breeding. “The talks are aimed at implementing a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of poultry breeding, which was signed during the official visit to of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Minsk,” the embassy said.
The Belarusian ambassador attended the talks with representatives of Babolna Tetra, which is the key partner of Belarusian agro-industrial enterprises in Hungary.