ARMENIA, BELARUS SHARE SAME VIEWS ON INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
ARKA
July 6, 2009
YEREVAN, July 6. /ARKA/. Armenia and Belarus share the same views
on international issues, Ambassador of Belarus to Armenia Stepan
Sukhorenko told ARKA.
Armenia and Belarus support each other in the international arena,
the ambassador was quoted as saying at an official reception in the
Embassy of Belarus in Armenia on the occasion of the 65th anniversary
of destroying Minsk’s ghetto during World War Two.
He pointed out dynamically developing relations between the two
nations.
Ambassador Sukhorenko hailed effective intergovernmental cooperation
between Armenia and Belarus.
He said Armenia and Belarus are trade partners, not rivals. Emphasizing
specifics of Armenian market, the ambassador ruled out implementation
of large-scale programs. He said Belarus is a major machinery and
mining equipment supplier for Armenia.
The ambassador stressed the need for exports of Armenian ecologically
safe products to Belarus after the Chernobyl tragedy.
Ambassador Sukhorenko emphasized the role of cultural cooperation
between Armenia and Belarus. Armenia was supposed to hold Belarussian
Cultural Days this summer, but the event has been postponed to Q1
2010 due to the crisis.
"The program will be implemented by all means," the ambassador
concluded.
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