There are 21 agreements in effect between the regional executive committee and the administrations of Russian regions, and district and city executive committees cooperate with 41 districts of the neighboring state based on similar documents. Meanwhile, economic partnership of the region's enterprises is carried out with 77 regions of the Russian Federation, including Moscow and St. Petersburg, Moscow, Leningrad, Smolensk, Sverdlovsk, Ryazan, Yaroslavl, Tula, and Samara regions. In 2009, trade turnover with the Russian Federation reached $3.1 billion, of which exports amounted to $660 million. Mutual cooperation allows the region's enterprises to develop their own sales network in the Russian Federation.

This year, the project dedicated to the theme of cinema has brought together creative individuals from Belarus, Latvia, and the United Kingdom. Artists and directors from these countries invite guests and residents of Vitebsk to once again immerse themselves in the magical world of cinema.

The first open competition-festival of patchwork "Repinskaya Palitra" will be held at the Ilya Repin Museum-Estate.