Lukashenko proposed Arkhangelsk Region to discuss roadmap for each area of co-operation

During his today’s meeting with the Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region of Russia, Alexander Tsybulsky, Belarus’ President Aleksandr Lukashenko focused on the main directions and prospects of bilateral co-operation, and housing construction was among them

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The Head of State noted that an important social task is being solved in the Arkhangelsk Region to resettle people from dilapidated houses, “You are about a year ahead of this programme, though the amount of work is considerable. I think that we could also elaborate to some extent the possibility of supply of construction materials and assistance to builders.”

Knowledge-intensive and import-substituting projects based on a strong regional base could be another area of co-operation, and Aleksandr Lukashenko specified, “Development of peat deposits and subsequent production of high-tech products – such as plant growth regulators, active feed additives for agriculture, animal husbandry, and oil production – look promising. Belarus produces all the necessary equipment for the extraction and deep processing of peat.”

According to the President, the proposals voiced today are far from being a full list of areas of partnership. “I propose to discuss not single projects, but our action plan – or, as they say, a roadmap, a package approach in each direction. In a year or two, we can summarise the work done,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.