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Over 700 Vitebsk oblast companies develop cooperation with Russia

Over 700 companies of the Vitebsk oblast develop economic partnership with the Russian Federation and supply the Russian market with over 2500 descriptions of goods, Pavel Losich, the Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk town council, stated a meeting marking the Day of Unity of the Nations of Belarus and Russia on April 2. Every year the oblast companies purchase more than 70% of raw materials and spare parts in 60 regions of Russia. Russian investors account for over 90% of the investments put in the oblast. Every fifth company with the foreign investments in the Vitebsk oblast has been founded with the Russian participation. Vitebsk companies purchase oil, high-pressure polyethylene, alloys, linen, thread and export engineering tools, carpets, building materials, meat and dairy products. Interregional agreement relations have strengthened cooperation between the regions of Belarus and Russia. The Vitebsk oblast executive committee signed agreements on cooperation with 20 Russian regions. The Vitebsk oblast is the meeting point for the figures of Slavonic and world culture within the Union State project – Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk. The Vitebsk oblast and the Russian regions are linked by joint projects on preserving the Western Dvina, addressing scientific issues in the area of the pipeline transportation, geodesy, healthcare, veterinary science, education, cooperation in law-enforcement activity. “The partnership has been reached in all spheres and it enriches our life, makes it more interesting and diverse,” Pavel Losich added. The meeting was attended by the authorities of the oblast and Vitebsk, representatives of labour collectives, establishments of education and culture, public organizations, veterans and the youth of the town. The solemn evening will end with a holiday concert with the participation of creative teams of the Cultural Center Vitebsk and the theater of dance and song of Smolensk State Art Institute.