Agreements on project implementation worth Br80 billion were signed following the investment forum in Braslav
November 17, Braslav / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. Letters of intent for the implementation of projects in the Braslav District totaling over Br80 billion have been signed following the international conference on cross-border and investment cooperation that concluded today in the district center, reports a BELTA correspondent.
According to the Chairman of the Braslav District Executive Committee, Petr Gishkelyuk, a development strategy for the Braslav District until 2015 is currently being developed, positioning it as a national resort area. To achieve this, the district needs to establish appropriate tourism infrastructure. "All efforts will be directed towards giving the region a powerful impetus in the development of trade and tourism; its unique nature creates prerequisites for forming an attractive tourism product for year-round recreation," emphasized the head of the district. Therefore, local authorities are actively supporting projects in priority areas of regional development and are calling on investors to collaborate specifically on the development of the region's infrastructure.
A letter of intent has been signed with the Latvian company "Efrona," which has initiated the construction of a health resort complex in the town of Lazenkі. The preliminary cost of the project is estimated at 20 million euros. Russian investors plan to implement a project for the construction of a recreation center with a total cost of almost Br1.4 billion, and a domestic investor will be involved in organizing the production of roofing and building materials, investing Br600 million and $260,000 in the project.
Furthermore, the Braslav District Executive Committee offers investors cooperation in the creation of an amusement park, the construction of shopping and entertainment centers, the building of ski and roller ski slopes, as well as a yacht club and a sports complex for water sports. Another set of investment proposals, which potential investors became acquainted with during the forum, concerns cooperation in the field of urban infrastructure, in particular, the construction of a children's cafe, the reconstruction of the hotel building of the cinema with the possibility of creating a cultural and leisure center on its basis, as well as the construction of roadside service facilities.
A cooperation agreement was also signed between the Braslav District Executive Committee and the Daugavpils Regional Council.
Delegations from Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, and Ukraine participated in the international conference. In the future, it is planned to hold such an investment forum annually, the first of its kind organized at the regional level in the Vitebsk region.
The Braslav District Executive Committee acted as the organizer of the international conference.-0-