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Jan 9 2015
Ambassador welcomes progress in Belarus-Armenia economic, political relations
09 January 2015 14:45 | Economy
Ambassador welcomes progress in Belarus-Armenia economic, political relations
MINSK, 9 January (BelTA) - The economic and political cooperation
between Belarus and Armenia has been gaining momentum, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Armenia Stepan
Sukhorenko said in an interview with the news agency Armenian
News-NEWS.am, BelTA has learned.
"The economic and political relations between our countries have been
developing steadily over the past years. There are no issues at all in
the political field, because we both make part of the CIS, the CSTO
and the single customs space, the Eurasian Economic Union. We have the
same or very similar position regarding the international agenda.
Therefore, we can say that our political relations are on the highest
level possible. The same can be said about trade and economic
cooperation. This cooperation has experienced some setback recently,
as the world is still crisis-ridden and it is unclear when this crisis
will be over. Armenia and Belarus have open economies. Therefore, the
crisis had a very negative impact on the purchasing power of
households," Stepan Sukhorenko said.
The diplomat added that over the past decade the bilateral trade
skyrocketed 16 times. In 2012 it approached $50 million. "The figure
is smaller now for the reasons I have already mentioned. We believe
that this is temporary and that the negative trends will reverse in
the near future," he noted.
The ambassador noted that Belarus exports a broad range of products to
Armenia. They include heavy-duty trucks, BelAZ vehicles, farm
machines, buses, tractors, light industry products. The supplies of
foodstuffs, like meat and dairy products and vodka, are also
increasing. Belarus eagerly buys Armenian cognac and juices. Armenia
has started selling fig, cornelian cherry, apricot and peach jam in
Belarus recently. "I am glad to say that there are no serious barriers
to promoting closer cooperation. The accession to the Eurasian
Economic Union is an additional impetus to economic growth.
Competitors will face certain barriers, while the members of the
single market will get additional incentives. We expect a dramatic
growth in the bilateral trade," the diplomat emphasized.
http://eng.belta.by/all_news/economics/Ambassador-welcomes-progress-in-Belarus-Armenia-economic-political-relations_i_78619.html
Jan 9 2015
Ambassador welcomes progress in Belarus-Armenia economic, political relations
09 January 2015 14:45 | Economy
Ambassador welcomes progress in Belarus-Armenia economic, political relations
MINSK, 9 January (BelTA) - The economic and political cooperation
between Belarus and Armenia has been gaining momentum, Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Armenia Stepan
Sukhorenko said in an interview with the news agency Armenian
News-NEWS.am, BelTA has learned.
"The economic and political relations between our countries have been
developing steadily over the past years. There are no issues at all in
the political field, because we both make part of the CIS, the CSTO
and the single customs space, the Eurasian Economic Union. We have the
same or very similar position regarding the international agenda.
Therefore, we can say that our political relations are on the highest
level possible. The same can be said about trade and economic
cooperation. This cooperation has experienced some setback recently,
as the world is still crisis-ridden and it is unclear when this crisis
will be over. Armenia and Belarus have open economies. Therefore, the
crisis had a very negative impact on the purchasing power of
households," Stepan Sukhorenko said.
The diplomat added that over the past decade the bilateral trade
skyrocketed 16 times. In 2012 it approached $50 million. "The figure
is smaller now for the reasons I have already mentioned. We believe
that this is temporary and that the negative trends will reverse in
the near future," he noted.
The ambassador noted that Belarus exports a broad range of products to
Armenia. They include heavy-duty trucks, BelAZ vehicles, farm
machines, buses, tractors, light industry products. The supplies of
foodstuffs, like meat and dairy products and vodka, are also
increasing. Belarus eagerly buys Armenian cognac and juices. Armenia
has started selling fig, cornelian cherry, apricot and peach jam in
Belarus recently. "I am glad to say that there are no serious barriers
to promoting closer cooperation. The accession to the Eurasian
Economic Union is an additional impetus to economic growth.
Competitors will face certain barriers, while the members of the
single market will get additional incentives. We expect a dramatic
growth in the bilateral trade," the diplomat emphasized.
http://eng.belta.by/all_news/economics/Ambassador-welcomes-progress-in-Belarus-Armenia-economic-political-relations_i_78619.html