MINSK, 4 November (BelTA) – The National Assembly of Belarus is ready to cooperate closely with the Pan-African Parliament, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Sergeyenko said during his speech at the Fourth Ordinary Session of the Sixth Parliament of the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa on 4 November, BelTA has learned.
"I am sincerely grateful for the invitation to participate in the session of the Pan-African Parliament. It is a great honor for me to represent my country and address the members of such a prestigious parliamentary assembly. For the first time in history, the voice of Belarus will be heard on the platform of one of the key bodies of the African Union," Igor Sergeyenko said.
The speaker noted that a lot has changed since the Pan-African Parliament was founded in 2004. "Today such an association needs more resources and partners," he emphasized. "The National Assembly of Belarus is ready to cooperate closely with the Pan-African Parliament.
Its objectives, designed to address vital issues of the region's development, are close and clear to us. They are universal and meet the spirit of the times. We welcome the efforts to implement the Agenda 2063, an ambitious, inspiring and relevant plan for all African countries."
As it was reported earlier, a delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus led by Speaker of the House of Representatives Igor Sergeyenko is on a visit to Midrand, South Africa on 4-5 November at the invitation of Chairman of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) Fortune Charumbira to take part in the Fourth Ordinary Session of the Sixth Parliament of the Pan-African Parliament. For the first time in history, the Belarusian parliament will be given the opportunity to speak at the official opening ceremony of the PAP session. The National Assembly of Belarus and the PAP are expected to sign a memorandum of cooperation, according to which the Belarusian parliament will be granted the status of an observer to this organization.
"I am sincerely grateful for the invitation to participate in the session of the Pan-African Parliament. It is a great honor for me to represent my country and address the members of such a prestigious parliamentary assembly. For the first time in history, the voice of Belarus will be heard on the platform of one of the key bodies of the African Union," Igor Sergeyenko said.
The speaker noted that a lot has changed since the Pan-African Parliament was founded in 2004. "Today such an association needs more resources and partners," he emphasized. "The National Assembly of Belarus is ready to cooperate closely with the Pan-African Parliament.
Its objectives, designed to address vital issues of the region's development, are close and clear to us. They are universal and meet the spirit of the times. We welcome the efforts to implement the Agenda 2063, an ambitious, inspiring and relevant plan for all African countries."
As it was reported earlier, a delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus led by Speaker of the House of Representatives Igor Sergeyenko is on a visit to Midrand, South Africa on 4-5 November at the invitation of Chairman of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) Fortune Charumbira to take part in the Fourth Ordinary Session of the Sixth Parliament of the Pan-African Parliament. For the first time in history, the Belarusian parliament will be given the opportunity to speak at the official opening ceremony of the PAP session. The National Assembly of Belarus and the PAP are expected to sign a memorandum of cooperation, according to which the Belarusian parliament will be granted the status of an observer to this organization.
Speaker of the House of Representatives Igor Sergeyenko is set to meet with the leadership of the PAP, the National Assembly of South Africa, and heads of parliamentary delegations of African countries.
Igor Sergeyenko invited Angela Thokozile Didiza to pay an official visit to Belarus to get familiar with the economic opportunities of Belarus and the prospects for the development of trade and economic relations. He said that the National Assembly had set up a working group on cooperation with the Parliament of South Africa and expressed confidence that its contacts with a similar structure in the National Assembly of South Africa would contribute to the intensification of Belarusian-South African cooperation in all areas, and first of all in the development of the legal framework of bilateral cooperation.
The parties discussed the prospects for the development of trade and economic cooperation. “Belarus attaches special importance to the export of goods and services to the markets of African countries. We are interested in intensifying contacts with South Africa in trade, cooperation in agriculture and industry,” Igor Sergeyenko said.
He stressed Belarus’ readiness to expand supplies of haul trucks (BelAZ is one of the world’s top three manufacturers), agricultural machinery (every tenth tractor is produced in Belarus), fertilizers (20% of the world market), utilities machinery, buses, petrochemical products, medicines, consumer goods, food products and so on.
The exchange of visits of agencies and business circles will contribute to the deepening of economic relations, Igor Sergeyenko stressed. In his words, Belarus is ready to hold the fifth meeting of the Belarusian-South African committee for trade and economic cooperation and the fourth meeting of the joint intergovernmental commission for cooperation in science and technology.
The parties also touched upon the assistance of the MPs of the two countries in the process of setting up the joint Belarusian-South African working group on cooperation in agriculture, and the development of a legal framework for cooperation between the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of South Africa.
The parties discussed the prospects for the development of trade and economic cooperation. “Belarus attaches special importance to the export of goods and services to the markets of African countries. We are interested in intensifying contacts with South Africa in trade, cooperation in agriculture and industry,” Igor Sergeyenko said.
He stressed Belarus’ readiness to expand supplies of haul trucks (BelAZ is one of the world’s top three manufacturers), agricultural machinery (every tenth tractor is produced in Belarus), fertilizers (20% of the world market), utilities machinery, buses, petrochemical products, medicines, consumer goods, food products and so on.
The exchange of visits of agencies and business circles will contribute to the deepening of economic relations, Igor Sergeyenko stressed. In his words, Belarus is ready to hold the fifth meeting of the Belarusian-South African committee for trade and economic cooperation and the fourth meeting of the joint intergovernmental commission for cooperation in science and technology.
The parties also touched upon the assistance of the MPs of the two countries in the process of setting up the joint Belarusian-South African working group on cooperation in agriculture, and the development of a legal framework for cooperation between the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of South Africa.
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