Latvian businessmen offer Vitebsk enterprises participation in projects of the "Interreg Baltic Sea Region" programme

March 23, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Latvian businessmen are offering Vitebsk enterprises cooperation in projects under the European Union's transnational cooperation program "Baltic Sea Region," Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee's Economy Committee Konstantin Cherny told a BELTA correspondent. The offer was made at the international business forum "Investment Initiatives of the Vitebsk Region." Forms of future cooperation are planned to be discussed at the Latgale Investment Forum, which will be held in April in Daugavpils. Enterprises of the region will take part in it. Latvian businessmen are interested in joint activities in the production of light industry products and woodworking. According to Konstantin Cherny, the steps taken in Belarus to liberalize the economy have found a positive response from potential investors. Many of them have revised their approaches to cooperation and expressed interest in creating joint competitive industries in the region. Eleven countries participate in the implementation of the EU's transnational cooperation program "Baltic Sea Region": Belarus, Germany, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Finland, Sweden, and Estonia. Priority areas include innovative research and promoting the attractiveness and competitiveness of cities and regions of the Baltic Sea. Applicants for grants can be national and local authorities, research institutes and educational institutions, enterprises owned by local authorities, and chambers of commerce and industry. -0-