MINSK, 4 February (BelTA) - Belarus and Russia’s Khabarovsk Territory have approved the action plan to the agreement between the governments on cooperation in trade, economy, science and technology social, cultural and other dimensions for 2025-2027. The document was signed by Chairman of the Mogilev Oblast Executive Committee Anatoly Isachenko and Governor of Khabarovsk Territory Dmitry Demeshin, BelTA learned.
“We agreed that we need to bring positions closer together and move to working even more closely together. Today we were pleased to sign a step-by-step action plan for further cooperation. We are still detailing our work program. Today we have specific projects in many areas. These projects are really important both for Belarus and for our friends from Khabarovsk Territory. First of all, they are important for our people. These include the industrial cluster, maintenance of machines that are supplied to the Far East, food supplies, and supplies of goods from Khabarovsk Territory to Belarus. I am deeply convinced that the potential for cooperation between Belarus and Khabarovsk Territory has not yet been exhausted. Our task is to tap into it and increase trade,” Anatoly Isachenko said.
Among other tasks is work with young people. “We must have as many projects for the youth as possible in various avenues. Especially in the year of the 80th anniversary of the Victory. This is of particular importance. Today, some ‘historians’ want to denigrate or memory-hole the the victory that our people won for the whole world. Therefore, we need to do everything necessary for our young people to remember and be proud of our grandfathers and great-grandfathers,” Anatoly Isachenko noted.
“We agreed that every three months we will compare notes via videoconference to see whether we have made progress in mutually beneficial promotion of Belarusian products to Khabarovsk Territory and vice versa. In order to ensure the liquidity of these products at such a far distance, we need to simplify logistics chains, i.e. eliminate intermediaries and localize production in the Far East. The Far East has unique products that it can offer Belarus: seafood, Far Eastern fish and a variety of wild fruits that are grown in Belarus. I am confident that our cooperation will be mutually beneficial. We have outlined the points of growth. Now our task is to support our industry, business and develop all these points. We will meet more often for this purpose,” Dmitry Demeshin added.
He also touched upon industrial cooperation. “We have industrial parks. We are far enough away from each other, therefore it is difficult for MAZ or MTZ to set up their production facilities in the Far East. But if we create a multi-brand version of machinery in an industrial park, which would allow us to assemble and replace vehicles already operating in Khabarovsk Territory (such as public utility equipment, tractors, BelAZ and MAZ trucks), it would be easier. Moreover, this single center of competence would allow us to accomplish all this in the Far East. The most important factor in assessing the efficiency of equipment is its maintenance service. So we can create better conditions to promote Belarusian machinery in the Far East. We have offered the conditions for industrial parks, including preferences for work in the Far East,” Dmitry Demeshin said.
Dmitry Demeshin also addressed the matter of preserving historical memory. “Our common history needs to be celebrated and protected,” he emphasized.
