Vitebsk region and Poland have no obstacles that would prevent them from befriending and mutually beneficial cooperation - A. Kosinets

May 10, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. There are no obstacles preventing the Vitebsk region and Poland from being friends and cooperating for mutual benefit. This opinion was expressed to journalists by the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Alexander Kosinets, after a meeting with the Speaker of the Sejm, acting President of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski, who flew back to his homeland from Vitebsk late on May 9, according to a BELTA correspondent. During the conversation, issues of economic cooperation and the need to increase trade turnover were discussed. In 2009, trade turnover between the Vitebsk region and Poland amounted to $67 million, with exports of $36 million and imports of $31 million. Based on the results of the first quarter, imports from Poland to the Vitebsk region amounted to $6.9 million, and exports - $4.6 million. According to the governor, the parties have the potential to triple trade turnover. Issues of creating joint ventures, developing cooperation between twin cities, and strengthening contacts in the educational and cultural spheres were also discussed at the meeting. "There are no unsolvable problems in our relations, the set vector inspires hope for effective cooperation," believes Alexander Kosinets. The Polish delegation, consisting of about 60 people and led by the Speaker of the Sejm, acting President of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski, headed to Smolensk after the celebrations in Moscow on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of Victory to honor the memory of those who died in the plane crash on April 10, and then flew to their homeland from Vitebsk airport. The Belarusian side organized the delivery of the delegation from the border of the Russian Federation, and customs and border procedures were carried out as quickly as possible. -0-