A meeting with the leadership of the CIS Executive Committee and a delegation of the Council of Permanent Representatives of the Commonwealth countries was held at the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee

As part of a visit to the Vitebsk region, the leadership of the CIS Executive Committee and a delegation of the Council of Permanent Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Commonwealth countries met with the leadership of the regional executive committee.

Among those gathered at the round table were the permanent plenipotentiary representatives of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.

The guests were welcomed to the friendly ancient Vitebsk land by the Deputy Chairperson of the Regional Executive Committee, Anzhelika Nikitina.

– The Vitebsk region today has something to be proud of and something to offer in terms of trade turnover, cooperation, and import substitution. We successfully operate in various sectors, from heavy and light industry, petrochemicals to meat and dairy processing. Instrument and machine tool manufacturing are developing. Vitebsk carpets are known worldwide, and their supply geography is very extensive. Our region is successfully engaged in flax cultivation and the production of electric charging stations. Wood processing is widely developed here, and we are mastering new technologies in this area. Nevertheless, there are many vacant niches, and we are ready for business cooperation. We are also ready to welcome all our friends to the Vitebsk land, – noted Anzhelika Alexandrovna.

The participants discussed points of contact, common interests, and the desire of the CIS countries' peoples to preserve the historical truth about the Great Patriotic War. Particular interest was shown in the tourism and cultural spheres, and development in education and healthcare, including sanatorium and resort treatment.

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Belarus, Askar Beisenbayev, thanked everyone for the warm welcome on behalf of all those present. The guests were presented with commemorative gifts and invited on an excursion to one of the leading enterprises in the region, SOOO "Belvest".