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Belarus-Pakistan hopes on achieving one billion dollars bilateral trade

Staff Report

Saturday - February 4, 2017

MINSK (Belarus):
Senate chairman Mian Raza Rabbani held a delegation level talk with Belarusian Prime Minister (PM) Andrei Kobyakov on Friday, Belarus offered to implement construction projects and initiate joint ventures with Pakistani companies, both leaders stressed on raising the bilateral trade to  one billion dollars by 2020; an official statement said.

     Belarusian PM Andrei while talking to parliamentary delegation said that his country is ready to implement turnkey projects to build industrial, civil, agricultural and power generation facilities. 

     In industrial cooperation, Belarusian PM Andrei continued, Belarus can supply ready tractors, automobiles and can consider options for setting up of assembly plants in Pakistan. 

     He said that in view of the special importance of agricultural economy of Pakistan, Belarus will share modern technologies in production, storage and processing of agricultural production. 

     Belarusian Prime Minister said that his country owing to it’s strategically important position in Europe can offer the opportunities for Pakistani companies to boost their presence in Belarus through joint ventures. 

     He said that Belarus can become springboard for Pakistanis companies who may promote their products to the European Union (EU) countries, a gateway to more than 180 million strong markets of the Eurasian economic union. 

     Belarusian PM Andrei said that Belarus considers Pakistan as an important and promising partner in South Asia. 

     Both countries have similar position on key international agenda issues.  He held that involvement of Belarusian companies in China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will fill the bilateral relations with great economic content.

     Pakistani parliamentary delegation included Senators Najma Hameed, Rubina Khalid, Muhammad Usman Khan Kakr, Sajjad Hussain Turi and Senate Secretary Amjed Pervez Malik.

     Separately, in a bilateral talk with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Senate chairman Raza said that he is convinced that the relation and cooperation between the Belarus and Pakistan will be vibrant in future.  

     Pakistan and Belarus have managed to create the legal framework for this cooperation by signing more than 17 agreements in different fields including economy.

     Belarusian President Alexander said that parliament plays a big role in the two countries and requested Senate chairman Raza to monitor Pakistan’s efforts to implement the agreed roadmap for short and medium term cooperation. 

     Belarusian President said that Belarus-Pakistan should go ahead of declaration and work to achieve the targets, map out specific cooperation areas and establish the quantum of goods that can be sold to each other.

     He expressed the hope that the parliamentarians of the two countries will step up their efforts to materialise the bilateral cooperation.

     Senate chairman Raza expressed the confidence that the current visit to Belarus and meetings with Belarusian President, Prime Minister and the Council of Republic chairman will be the first step towards closer parliamentary, social and economic cooperation between the two countries. 

     He invited the Council of Republic’s chairman along-with Belarusian parliamentary delegation to visit Pakistan at any time of convenience during the current year.

    

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