Cooperation in IT technologies is promising for Belarus and Great Britain - Ambassador

October 22, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Cooperation in the IT sector is promising for Belarus and Great Britain. This point of view was expressed to journalists by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Belarus Rosemary Thomas. She is on an introductory visit to the Vitebsk region today, BELTA correspondent reports. According to the ambassador, British companies have successful experience in outsourcing (a type of service for transferring certain functions to another company specializing in the relevant field. - BELTA note) the creation and support of software products to Belarusian IT companies. Cooperation in this area needs to be developed, the ambassador believes. Speaking about the export of Belarusian goods to Great Britain, Rosemary Thomas noted that its basis is made up of oil refining products. However, this trade direction should not be the only one. The expansion of trade ties is possible through food products, as well as the textile and machine-building industries. The ambassador is in the Vitebsk region for the first time. The visit program includes a meeting with the First Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Vladimir Novatsky, a visit to the "Vitebsk" free economic zone and a meeting with representatives of the FEZ residents. The ambassador also plans to visit SOOO "Fortex - Water Technologies", meet with students and teachers of Vitebsk State University, and also visit the Marc Chagall House-Museum. -0-