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Kochanova: Belarus is building mutually beneficial relations with many African countries

Belarus is building friendly, mutually beneficial relations with many African countries, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said as she met with Vice-President of the Republic of Uganda Jessica Alupo during the Fourth Eurasian Women's Forum, BelTA has learned.

“The president of our country, Aleksandr Grigorievich Lukashenko, keeps saying that we should put in more effort into expanding cooperation with African countries. We are building friendly, mutually beneficial relations with many African countries. We can cooperate in absolutely all areas. And I am impressed that there are quite a lot of women in leadership positions in Uganda today,” Natalya Kochanova remarked.

“We are building contacts in trade, economy, social and humanitarian fields, and we are ready to help with technology. We are a highly developed country, we have large enterprises that make agricultural machinery. We are actively working on the supply of potash fertilizers. We are ready for cooperation and would like to discuss this in more detail when your delegation comes to our country on an official visit,” the speaker emphasized.

“We have powerful public associations, including women's and youth organizations. Therefore, if we begin to cooperate in this area, I think it will be a big win-win for our countries,” added Natalya Kochanova.

The Belarusian parliamentary delegation led by Chairperson of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova is taking part in various events of the forum. The agenda includes an open meeting of the Women's Twenty (W20) held under the motto “Going Global: Women's Organizations and Multilateral Institutions”, a parity discussion “Looking at a Changing World”, a thematic session “Innovation and Cooperation of Women: the Key to Public Health”, as well as a number of bilateral meetings.

The Eurasian Women's Forum is a prestigious international dialogue platform for women leaders from around the world. The forum develops joint solutions on topical issues of international cooperation, sustainable economic development, new technologies, healthy lifestyles and environmental safety, and social charity projects.

The forum participants include women parliamentarians, entrepreneurs, representatives of executive authorities, international organizations, business circles, scientific community, public organizations and charitable projects, international women's movements from many countries of the world.

The forum is organized by the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia and the Interparliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States.