Belarus and Russia’s Republic of Tyva signed a cooperation action plan on the sidelines of the 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the press service of the State Committee for Standardization of Belarus told BelTA.
Chairwoman of the State Committee for Standardization Yelena Morgunova and Head of the Republic of Tyva Vladislav Khovalyg signed an action plan for the agreement between the government of Belarus and the government of the Republic of Tyva on trade, economic, scientific, technical, social and cultural cooperation.
The document includes a list of activities across the following areas: foreign economic activity; industry; agriculture and food; architecture, construction, and housing and utility; education, science and technology; IT; social and cultural activities; physical education, sports, and tourism.
The document provides for the mutual exchange of information, implementation of joint projects and events, product presentations, as well as facilitation of mutual supplies and expansion of business contacts. In particular, an agreement was reached at the meeting to resume reciprocal visits by business representatives. Tyva also expressed interest in studying Belarusian expertise and meat processing technologies.
“The implementation of this action plan will help revitalize cooperation, primarily at the business level. Despite the geographical distance, we are united by a shared desire to increase and strengthen trade, economic, social and cultural ties. I express my hope that our interaction will have a real practical impact and will scale up into various industries and areas of life,” Yelena Morgunova said.
The head of the committee also suggested considering the possibility of holding the Days of Culture of the Republic of Tyva in Minsk: “I am confident that the culture of the unique Tyvan region will be of great interest to Belarusians.”
Belarus’ cooperation with the Republic of Tyva is overseen by the State Committee for Standardization.
