Belarus has great interest in cooperation with Chukotka. Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during his meeting with Governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Area Vladislav Kuznetsov, BelTA has learned.
“Of course, we have great interest in this region. It is a land still waiting to be fully explored, even for us. And generally speaking, what you have is often what we lack,” said Aleksandr Lukashenko. “I can’t say that Russia lacks what we have. Of course, Russia has a great deal. But we will try to compete with Russian products where it counts, in order to win your interest. It’s a very fascinating region, both for me personally and for Belarusians.”
The head of state noted that currently, Belarus and the Chukotka Autonomous Area have virtually no mutual trade. In this regard, he instructed that an agreement be reached within the government on developing bilateral cooperation: “It’s a shame we have virtually no trade with each other. That shouldn’t be the case. So the government needs to come to an agreement on how we will cooperate going forward.”
