Lukashenko: Minsk and Beijing have plans to increase mutual trade 2 times

Nina Gurina. Belarus and China have plans to double the volume of trade, said on Sunday in Minsk, the head of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

in 2014 the volume of trade in goods and services between Belarus and China again, As a year before, overcame a 4-billion levels and amounted to $ 4, 2 billion dollars, an increase of 3, 8%.

"Provides the possibility of increasing mutual trade in 2 times, the exchange of technologies and increasing the share of scientific and technical innovation," Lukashenka said during a meeting with President of China XI Jinping, explaining the planned signing the documents.

according to his statement, the new package will give a " powerful boost cooperation in the most different spheres ". The Convenor noted that the story is about the construction and modernization of infrastructure in Belarus interbank interaction, techno-economic and investment cooperation, the strengthening of relations in the military-technical sphere.

As explained Lukashenko, the country suggest the transition from credit to investment cooperation. He added that Belarus supports the Chinese leadership is the concept of " Economic zone of the silk road and Maritime silk road of the 21st century ".

the head of Belarus expressed hope that the Republic will become a hub platform in the implementation of these large-scale projects in the Eurasian region and thereby further bring together our peoples and countries ".

"When we in the West criticized for some positions, and in some places the voice about insulation, I always quote the example of cooperation with China: I say that there was no isolation of the country can not be, if this country is good, friendly relations with China," - said Lukashenko.

for its part XI Jinping highly assessed personal role Lukashenko in the development of Chinese-Belarusian relations, calling it " a great and old friend of the Chinese people ". It likewise positively responded about taking action Minsk on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict and the Minsk area." as a result of your efforts, the parties came to an agreement on 2 of the Minsk agreements on ceasefire, which was commended by the international brotherhood", said the Chinese leader.


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