BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS
DATE:
20/01/2009
Belarus President arrives in Chernigov
President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in Chernigov, BelTA informs. Presidents of Belarus and Ukraine Alexander Lukashenko and Viktor Yushchenko are expected to hold one-on-one and then extended negotiations. The two sides will sign several bilateral documents.
The development of the bilateral trade and economic cooperation is the pivotal topic of the negotiations. In 2008, Belarus-Ukraine mutual trade exceeded $5 billion while in 2003 it was $705,6 million. It is important to preserve the pace of the development of the trade and economic relations, in particular, by working out plans of joint actions in view of the global financial and economic crisis.
The agenda contains other issues concerning bilateral relations between Belarus and Ukraine. For example, simplification of the travel procedure for the Belarusian section of the road Slavutich - the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Mutually acceptable regulation of frontier problems meets the interests of both parties, and it should contribute to the development of transboundary and interregional cooperation between Belarus and Ukraine.
Source:
http://news.trend.az/index.shtml?show=news&newsid=1402664&lang=en
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