MOSCOW, 10 November (BelTA) -Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi met with Ambassador of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to the Russian Federation and concurrently to the Republic of Belarus Smail Benamara in Moscow on 10 November, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian diplomatic mission.
The ambassadors agreed on the need to intensify the political dialogue, taking into account the traditionally friendly relations between the two countries and similar views on the international agenda, and discussed the prospects for holding the next round of ministerial consultations. The parties gave a positive assessment of the interaction at international venues.
"The parties also considered in detail ways of ramping up the volume and expanding the nomenclature of Belarusian exports to Algeria," the press service noted. Ambassador Dmitry Krutoi outlined a number of promising joint projects in industry, agriculture and science. Particular attention was paid to a possibility of setting up MAZ and Bobruiskagromash assembly plants in the country, building dairy farms using Belarusian technologies and with the participation of the Belarusian side," the diplomatic mission said.
"The parties agreed to promote contacts between relevant ministries and departments, business communities of the two countries in these areas, to intensify work to prepare the first meeting of the Belarusian-Algerian joint commission on cooperation in trade, economy, science and technology," the press service added.