BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

23/04/2008

Dr. Baharna Holds Meetings In Minsk

MINSK, APR. 22 (BNA) -- WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF HIS CURRENT VISIT TO BELARUS, STATE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS DR. NIZAR AL BAHARNA MET IN MINSK TODAY WITH FIRST DEPUTY PREMIER VLADIMIR SEMASHKO WHO EXPRESSED SATISFACTION OVER THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN BAHRAIN AND BELARUS.

DR. BAHARNA EXPRESSED BAHRAINS KEEN INTEREST IN BOOSTING ITS TIES WITH BELARUS, MAINLY IN TRADE AND TECHNICAL FIELDS. HE ALSO MET WITH BYELORUSSIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY CHAIRMAN VASILY ROMANOV AND DISCUSSED WITH HIM HOW TO ACTIVATE THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTORS AND INCREASE TRADE EXCHANGE BETWEEN BOTH COUNTRIES. THEY ALSO AGREED TO INTENSIFY BUSINESSMENS VISITS AND TO ARRANGE FOR A BAHRAINI BUSINESS DELEGATION VISIT TO BELARUS. BAHARNA ALSO MET WITH DEPUTY MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND REVIEWED WITH HIM THE POSSIBILITY OF LAUNCHING JOINT BAHRAINI-BELARUS VENTURES MAINLY IN ALUMINUM INDUSTRIES.

Source:

http://english.bna.bh/?ID=69235

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