The export of sawn timber by the forestries affiliated with the
Belarusian Forestry Ministry rose by more than 20% in January 2024
year-on-year, Belarusian Forestry Minister Aleksandr Kulik said at a
meeting with representatives of the forestry industry, BelTA learned
from the press service of the Belarusian Forestry Ministry.
Belarusian forestries increased the export of sawn timber by almost 40%
in 2023, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Forestry Ministry.
The meeting, which will be held in the Belarusian capital, will be attended by forestry ministers (deputy ministers) from six countries: representatives of Belarus, Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan in person; and representatives of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan via video conference.
Aleksandr Kulik said: “We've developed standard designs. We are now going through legal procedures in order to be able to use them multiple times. The main components for building the houses are sold via trade platforms by forestry enterprises.”
While in Karelia, the delegation of the Forestry Ministry headed by Forestry Minister Aleksandr Kulik and acting Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Karelia Alexei Pavlov paid a visit to the Kondopoga pulp and paper mill.