Industrialists of Belarus and Russia will discuss prospects of working in the Customs Union in Vitebsk

May 17, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. Public associations of industrialists from Belarusian and Russian regions will discuss prospects for their activities, issues of interaction and cooperation within the framework of the Customs Union of Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan at a joint meeting on May 19 in Vitebsk. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Vitebsk Regional Union of Employers. More than 60 people will take part in the event, including heads of business associations of Vitebsk, Grodno, Smolensk, Kaluga and Moscow regions, directors of enterprises from Belarusian and Russian regions, as well as representatives of the business community of Daugavpils (Latvia). It is planned that an agreement on cooperation and interaction between the Vitebsk Regional Union of Employers and the Kaluga Association of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs will be signed at the meeting. Participants of the joint meeting will also get acquainted with the organization of production and development prospects of the open joint-stock company "Vitebskiye Kovry" (Vitebsk Carpets), on the basis of which business communication between representatives of Belarusian and Russian enterprises will be organized. The Vitebsk Regional Union of Employers (VOSN) is the largest non-profit association of employers in the Dvina region, whose members include more than 250 enterprises and organizations. The association was founded in 1999. Currently, the industrial output of enterprises - members of VOSN accounts for more than 70% of the total production volume of enterprises in the region. -0-