On February 23, 2016 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus hosted the first session of the Intergovernmental Belarusian-Italian Commission on economic cooperation.
The Belarusian delegation was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alena Kupchyna, the Italian delagation was led by Under-secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation BenedettoDella Vedova, press service of the Foreign Ministry informs.
During the session, the sides discussed a wide range of issues of Belarusian-Italian cooperation in the economic sphere. The parties paid a special attention to existing obstacles for bilateral trade with a focus on ways to remove them in order to promote further trade between the two countries. The delegations also examined promising areas of bilateral cooperation, including creation of the Italian industrial district in Brest region, the development of interregional contacts, the use of European financial instruments for joint investment projects and cooperation between national export insurance agencies etc.
The agreements that have been achieved during the session were included into the Protocol of the session signed by the Belarusian and Italian co-chairpersons.
The head of the Italian delegation was also received by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Uladzimir Makei.
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