Gomel Oblast, Kostanay Oblast to sign cooperation agreement
GOMEL. March 28. KAZINFORM Gomel Oblast and a number of regions of Kazakhstan may sign cooperation agreements in the near future, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belarus Ergali Bulegenov told BelTA as he met with Chairman of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee Vladimir Dvornik.
The officials met to discuss the efforts to build up regional ties as part of the Ambassador's visit to Gomel Oblast on 26-27 March.
Kostanay Oblast has already expressed willingness to sign a cooperation agreement with Gomel Oblast. Other regions of Kazakhstan also want to establish cooperation with the Belarusian region. "We would like to implement mutually beneficial joint projects in the economy. At the same time, given there are many education, scientific, cultural institutions here, there is a good potential for cooperation in these fields," the diplomat said.
The Ambassador's meeting with the representatives of more than 40 local enterprises which took place in the Gomel office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry testifies to the fact that Belarusian and Kazakhstani businessmen have common interests. "A number of local enterprises ship about 40% of exports to Kazakhstan. I am convinced that the delegation of Kazakhstani businessmen who are eager to cooperate with Gomel Oblast will participate in the Gomel Economic Forum which will be held in May 2013. The embassy is currently working on the issue," Ergali Bulegenov said.
During his trip to Gomel Oblast the Ambassador paid a visit to a number of industrial companies of the region, including Gomselmash, Gomelagrokomplekt, Gomeldrev and Gomel Fat Processing Plant, Kazinform refers to BelTA.