The Dutch side is interested in the exchange of technologies, personnel, and work experience of enterprises in the Vitebsk region

Official Meeting Held in Vitebsk The Interim Charge d'Affaires of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Belarus, Mr. Paul van Oosten, held an official meeting with the leadership of the region and the city.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee, Gennady Grebnev, provided the foreign diplomat with a detailed overview of the economic potential of the Dvina region.

- The meeting resulted in an agreement on closer cooperation, particularly in the agro-industrial sector, - said Alexander Tikhonov, Deputy Head of the Investment Policy and Foreign Economic Relations Department of the Regional Executive Committee's Economy Committee. - The Dutch side is interested in exchanging technologies, personnel, and work experience of enterprises in the meat and dairy processing, potato growing, and genetic engineering in animal husbandry sectors. By the way, Vitebsk enterprises and some Dutch companies are currently participating in the international exhibition "BelAgro" in Minsk, which serves as a good platform for substantive negotiations.

Mr. Paul van Oosten familiarized himself with the investment conditions in the "Vitebsk" Free Economic Zone and noted the favorable conditions and the region's developed potential in the sphere of transport logistics.

As reported by the Economy Committee of the Regional Executive Committee, the Netherlands is a significant trading partner for the region. According to the results of the first quarter, the region's trade turnover with the Netherlands amounted to 119.6 million dollars, an increase of 4.5 times compared to the same period last year. The specifics of foreign trade with this country are determined by the predominance of chemical industry product supplies. Linen fabrics, optical equipment and instruments, electrical apparatus, and woodworking products are also exported.

The main import from the Netherlands consists of lighting equipment and incandescent lamps.

On the territory of the region, 2 organizations with Dutch capital participation are registered: LLC "Modern-Expo" (production of high-tech trade equipment) and LLC "Modern-Trading".

(implementation of trade equipment for export).

Svetlana Dedinkina, chief specialist of the main department of ideological work, culture and youth affairs of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee.

Photo by Anton Stepanishchev - "Vitebskiye Vesti".