On June 9 and 10, he met with the President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Boris Gryzlov, visited several high-tech cultural and sports complexes and a concert in Minsk in honor to the next Russia. Day.
At the meeting with the Head of the Republic, the introduction of technologies used by Belarusian agricultural companies and mutual assistance in the purchase of seeds and genetic material was discussed.
“We agreed to continue supplying beet seeds to Belarus and we, in turn, can purchase certain varieties of barley. Another sector is mechanical engineering, which is highly developed in the Republic. We agreed on the possibility of creating multimodal service centers. Belarusian equipment that is already used in our region,” Alexandr Gusev highlighted.
He stressed that Voronezh is interested in the participation of Belarusian builders in the renovation of the union stadium, that is, the company that previously rebuilt the Fakel stadium.
The Voronezh region is included in the group of key economic partners of the Republic of Belarus, the trade turnover in 2023 will be 500 million dollars, President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko reminded: “We must strive to obtain the precious billion that we agreed on two years ago, especially since good dynamics are maintained in 2024: “The region has reached 13th place in Russia in terms of our country’s exports.”
He expressed confidence that cooperation in electronics, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, energy saving and many other high-tech areas will be promising and called for supporting cooperation in production using the domestic component base.
At the meeting with Boris Gryzlov they talked about the consequences of sanctions from “hostile” countries, assistance to the zones sponsored by the LPR and support for the participants of the Northern Military District and their families. It was noted that Voronezh enterprises have a large reserve for the sale of industrial goods and food products to Belarus.
“We are willing to share our successes in breeding and genetic work. Trade and economic cooperation will continue, but we must move towards cooperative relations and organize Belarusian-Voronezhian enterprises. We have already taken the first step: the transformation and production of tires in Belarus. A recycling plant will appear in our special economic zone,” added Alexander Gusev.
In recent years, thanks to the construction companies of the Republic of Belarus, one of the largest schools in Russia has appeared in Voronezh, in the Bobrovsky district, a block in the village of Lushnikovka. It is planned to build a “Belarusian” village for three thousand inhabitants.
