MOSCOW, 25 August (BelTA) – The next meeting of the seminar on the Union State building at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia will be held in Orsha on 30-31 August. It will discuss plans to improve the legal framework for interregional cooperation in the Union State in the economic and humanitarian spheres, BelTA learned from the press service of the Parliamentary Assembly.
“The participants of the seminar will discuss economic priorities in innovative industries of the member states in the context of the formation of a common economic space, as well as the implementation of the investment policy, interaction between Belarus and Russia in import substitution, as well as the cross-border and interregional economic contacts,” the press service noted.
Taking part in the event will be the Union State parliamentarians, representatives of ministries and government agencies of Belarus and Russia, research centers and educational institutions, business circles and the expert community of the two countries. Representatives of Bryansk Oblast, Vitebsk Oblast, Gomel Oblast, Mogilev Oblast, Pskov Oblast and Smolensk Oblast will join the event through video-conference calls.
Members of the Parliamentary Assembly are set to meet with senior members of the Orsha City Council of Deputies and the Orsha City Executive Committee, study the operation of the Bremino-Orsha multimodal industrial and logistics complex, lay flowers at the memorial complex For Our Soviet Motherland and visit cultural heritage sites of Vitebsk Oblast.
The seminar will continue in Smolensk on 7-8 September to discuss humanitarian cooperation between the regions of Russia and Belarus. Based on the results of the meetings in Orsha and Smolensk, practical recommendations will be prepared and forwarded to ministries and government agencies of the two states and other interested parties.
The seminar on the Union State building at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia first convened in 2006. It brings together scholars, supporters of the integration of Belarus and Russia. The format of the event allows a detailed discussion of topical issues of Belarus-Russia cooperation in the Union State.
