BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

07 October 2005

Moldova to import diesel oil from Belarus at lower prices

Moldova will import diesel oil for agricultural needs from Belarus at reduced prices. The respective decision was taken during the meeting of Premier Vasile Tarlev and Belarusian President Alexandr Lukasenko in Minsk.

The interlocutors agreed that Belarus would deliver at least 20,000 tonnes of cheaper diesel oil to Moldova till the end of the current year, and about 150,000 tonnes in 2006.

Alexandr Lukasenco has also asserted that Belarus will contribute to the liquidation of all barriers that hinder the functioning of the green corridor created between Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, and the Baltic Countries.

Vasile Tarlev appreciated highly the active participation of Belarus in providing the car and tractor stations of Moldova with technical units. The Prime Minister has expressed interest in opening Moldovan-Belarusian joint enterprises to design tractors and trolleybuses.

In another context, the two officials said they are willing to extend the relations of cooperation in the field of culture, voicing hope that on the Day of Moldovan Culture, which will take place on October 16 in Minsk, they will essentially contribute to Belorussians' familiarization with Moldova's potential in this area and to the promotion of Moldova's image. /

Source:

http://economie.moldova.org/stiri/eng/5138/