Communal workers from Pskov will adopt the experience of their Vitebsk colleagues in clearing streets of snow

February 10, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Communal workers from Pskov will adopt the experience of their Vitebsk colleagues in street snow removal. A representative delegation from the partner city arrived in the regional center today, the Ideological Work Department of the Vitebsk City Executive Committee informed BELTA correspondent. The main goal of the delegation's visit, led by the First Deputy Head of the Pskov Administration Sergey Fyodorov, will be to study Vitebsk's experience in organizing the work of housing and communal services, including the cleaning of streets, courtyards, and roofs from snow. The guests will familiarize themselves with the activities of the communal enterprise "Vitebsk City Housing and Communal Services" and visit district housing and communal services enterprises. In addition, the Pskov delegation will discuss issues of further developing partnership ties at a meeting with the Chairman of the Vitebsk City Executive Committee Viktor Nikolaikin. In particular, issues of increasing the supply of meat and dairy products, as well as other products from Vitebsk manufacturers to the markets of Pskov and the region, increasing exhibition and fair events, and the possibility of Russian partners participating in joint projects in the production sector will be discussed. According to the Department of Foreign Economic Relations of the Vitebsk City Executive Committee, in 2010, Vitebsk's foreign trade turnover with the Pskov region amounted to $10,205.9 thousand, which was 141.8% of the 2009 level. In particular, the volume of export supplies last year amounted to $8,536.4 thousand, with a growth rate of 159.4% compared to the corresponding period in 2009. The main export goods are woodworking products (window frames, doors), dairy products, poultry meat products, carpets, bricks, and sewing products. Imports in 2010 amounted to $1,669.5 thousand - 90.8% of the previous year's level. -0-