Ambassador of Belarus to
Pakistan Andrei G Ermolovich called on Federal Minister for Industries and
Production Rais Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi today in his office and informed him
about important business agreements and MOU that are expected to be signed
between Pakistan and Belarus.
Federal Minister for
Industries and Production Rais Ghulam Murtaza Khan welcomed the Ambassador and
stated that this visit is reflective of the increasing ties between Pakistan
and Belarus and will certainly provide impetus to further expand bilateral
relations in various sectors especially economic, trade & commerce,
investment and other areas of mutual interest. These agreements and MOU will
not only strengthen and enhance the bilateral ties between the two countries
but will also provide innumerable business and investment opportunities to the
business communities of both countries.
To strengthen the
industrial Cooperation between the two countries a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) on Industrial Cooperation was signed on 29th May, 2015, and in line with
the objectives of that MoU a joint working Group was constituted.
The first meeting of Joint
working Group was held on 12 April 2016 at Minsk, Belarus, wherein a protocol
was signed and both sides agreed to enhance cooperation in automotive industry,
agricultural machinery, chemicals, domestic appliances, food & textile
industry, manufacturing of surgical & sports goods.
The second meeting of
Joint working Group will now be held on the side lines of Pak-Belarus joint
Ministerial Commission scheduled to be held on 16-17
November, 2017 at Grodno, Belarus. During the meeting an Agreement
on Industrial, Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the Government of
Pakistan and Republic of Belarus will be signed. Pakistan’s bilateral
trade with Belarus has shown a fluctuation pattern. In 2015-16 bilateral trade
was worth US$28.8 million. Pakistan’s exports to Belarus were US$ 0.60 million
in 2015-16. The imports were US$ 28.20 million in 2015-17
The ambassador apprised
about the friendly relations Pakistan and Belarus are enjoying a
various levels.
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