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A meeting of the High-Level Group of the Council of Ministers of the Union State took place.
Alexey Overchuk, together with the Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus Dmitry Krutoy, held a meeting of the High-Level Group of the Council of Ministers of the Union State
Alexey Overchuk, together with the Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus Dmitry Krutoy, held a meeting of the High-Level Group of the Council of Ministers of the Union State
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Alexey Overchuk, together with the Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus Dmitry Krutoy, held a meeting of the High-Level Group of the Council of Ministers of the Union State
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexey Overchuk, together with Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus Dmitry Krutoy, held a meeting of the High-Level Group of the Council of Ministers of the Union State of Russia and Belarus. The event was held in Minsk with the participation of State Secretary of the Union State Dmitry Mezentsev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus Boris Gryzlov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation with the powers of Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Rogozhnik, representatives of relevant ministries and departments of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.
The Co-Chairs of the High-Level Group reviewed the progress of joint work aimed at strengthening trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Belarus, paying particular attention to the development of railway transport and infrastructure, passenger service, cargo delivery, industry, digital access to the markets of the two countries and other issues requiring joint solutions.
“This year is significant for our fraternal countries: in December, the Union State turns a quarter of a century old. During this time, we have managed to build coordinated interaction in all areas of cooperation. The results of this large-scale work are expressed in the indicators of our mutual trade and the development of the economies of our countries, and this is an increase in the number of jobs and incomes of our people,” noted the Deputy Prime Minister.
The parties discussed issues of strengthening the transport links between the two countries. According to Alexey Overchuk, Russia and Belarus have good prospects and large reserves for developing rail links between large border centers. At the same time, the development of rail links will require changes to the legal framework of the union to ensure seamless transportation and convenience for citizens of both countries.
Joint work in the field of import substitution has been continued. The selection of import substitution projects for implementation using Russian government credit in the amount of 105 billion rubles has been completed.
The countries are developing interregional cooperation. In June 2024, the XI Forum of Regions of Russia and Belarus was held. More than 250 documents worth a total of about 30 billion rubles were signed on the sidelines of the forum, including 30 interregional and 25 municipal agreements.
In the period from the end of March 2022 to August 31, 2024, a total of 6,758 foreign trade contracts were concluded by enterprises from 75 constituent entities of the Russian Federation with Belarusian partners for a total of about 180 billion rubles. Several thousand enterprises of both countries are included in the system of cooperation interaction, carry out mutual deliveries of raw materials, materials and components.
During the meeting of the High-Level Group, the joint work of Russia and Belarus in the field of tourism development was noted – the 2023 figures for the entry of Belarusian tourists into Russia were almost twice as high as the 2022 figures – from 126 thousand to 247 thousand trips. For the first half of 2024, the tourist flow from Belarus to Russia amounted to 111 thousand trips, exceeding the figures for the same period last year by more than half (in 2023 – 73 thousand trips).
In order to support the tourist flow, new air routes have been introduced: from April 3, 2024, a regular flight from Brest to Moscow was launched, and from April 26 – Minsk – Makhachkala.
To develop tourism within the Union State, a project is being prepared to create a tourist information center for the Union State. The location for the center in Smolensk has been agreed upon.
An important area of Russian-Belarusian cooperation is deepening integration in the Union State. “We are working together to implement the new Main Directions for the Implementation of the Provisions of the Treaty on the Establishment of the Union State from 2024 to 2026. We have detailed the main document and in June approved 31 action plans aimed at the phased implementation of the planned goals,” said Alexey Overchuk.
The Ministries of Economy of the parties are assessing the effects of the implementation of previous integration documents and the work being carried out.
The meeting also reviewed the progress of the implementation of protocol decisions taken at the Union State venue. Work continued on preparing and holding meetings of the Council of Ministers of the Union State and the Supreme State Council of the Union State.
As a result, the Standing Committee of the Union State was instructed to ensure coordinated work on the implementation of the agreements reached.
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