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28 September 2020, 10:38

Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia kicks off online

MINSK, 28 September (BelTA) – The 7th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia started online on 28 September, BelTA has learned.

Matviyenko: Russia and Belarus maintain high cooperation rates despite pandemicMatviyenko: Russia and Belarus maintain high cooperation rates despite pandemic
In 2019, Leningrad Oblast increased trade with Belarus by 36% year-on-year. Orenburg Oblast has been actively increasing its trade with Belarus. There is interest and need for contacts,” Valentina Matviyenko said.

The two-day forum will focus on the theme “Historical Heritage of the Great Victory as a Basis for the Development of Social, Economic and Spiritual Ties between the Peoples of Belarus and Russia”. The program includes five sections in several themed areas: parliamentary cooperation, joint economic projects, the feat of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War, counteraction to the glorification of Nazism, increasing the activity of the rural youth. There will also be a joint session of the Business Councils of Belarus and Russia and a high-level expert session on Education as the Basis of Historical Memory and Further Integration Development of the Union State of Belarus and Russia.

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The senator added that the parliaments of Belarus and Russia have a wide range of opportunities to develop and promote a common position on many historical, cultural, political, social and economic issues.

Belarus-Russia Union State eyes energy-intensive projects as BelNPP goes onlineBelarus-Russia Union State eyes energy-intensive projects as BelNPP goes online
The Union State needs to work on large energy-intensive projects in the light of the launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant, State Secretary of the Union State Grigory Rapota said as he addressed the panel discussion "Joint projects as a factor of stable economic development of Belarus and Russia” during the 7th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia".

Issues of regional cooperation, implementation of documents adopted at the previous forums, and the development of sci-tech cooperation between the two countries will be considered at the meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Commission on Inter-regional Cooperation of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus and the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia.

A plenary session will be held as a central event of the forum to take stock of the work of the sections, discuss key issues and adopt the final document.

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