“There are always new topics, new priorities in the development of regions. Our meeting has even taken a little longer than it was planned, because we tried to go over all the points where the interaction could be strengthened,” he said.
According to him, Belarus and Irkutsk Oblast cooperate across many sectors. “We cooperate in agriculture, reforestation, communication, transport infrastructure,” Igor Kobzev said.
The Forum of Regions offers a great opportunity to strengthen cooperation with long-standing partners and build new contacts, Irkutsk Oblast Governor Igor Kobzev said.
Online meeting to discuss Belarus cooperation with Russia s Irkutsk Oblast scheduled for 17 December
BREST, 10 December (BelTA) – A session of the working group on cooperation between Belarus and Russia s Irkutsk Oblast will be held online on 17 December, representatives of the Foreign Economic Ties Department of the Economy Committee of the Brest Oblast Executive Committee told BelTA.
It will be the fifth session on record since the working group was established. It was supposed to take place in Brest but the event will be held as a videoconference due to the unfavorable epidemic situation.
The Belarusian delegation will be led by Brest Oblast Governor Anatoly Lis. The prime minister has put him in charge of coordinating Belarus cooperation with Irkutsk Oblast. The meeting will be co-chaired by Irkutsk Oblast Governor Igor Kobzev on the Russian side.