September 23, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. About 25 enterprises of the Vitebsk region will present their products at the expanded "Gifts of Autumn" fair-sale in St. Petersburg, the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Economy Committee informed a BELTA correspondent. The fair will be held in the Moskovsky district from October 4 to 6. It will mainly feature agricultural and food products from Vitebsk enterprises and consumer cooperative organizations: potatoes, vegetables and fruits, meat and dairy products, and bakery products. Light industry manufacturers in the region also expressed their desire to present their products. Among them are "Vitebskiye Kovry", "Charovnitsa", "Svitanka", "Vasilina" enterprises, etc. The economic effect from participation in the fair is expected to be 4 million Russian rubles.

The tournament will take place for the 25th time and will be one of the most numerous in its history. It is expected that pairs from 14 countries will participate: Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Poland, Italy, and England. In addition to the competitive component, the tournament program also includes exhibition performances with the participation of finalists of world and European championships, and prestigious international competitions.

"Recently, we have made significant progress in the political and trade-economic spheres of our relations. But this is almost nothing compared to what we can do today," said the head of the Belarusian state.