The BelCCI Chairman Vladimir Ulakhovich meets Co-Chairs of the Joint Belarusian-Russian Business Council

The Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vladimir Ulakhovich had a meeting with the Co-Chairs of the Joint Belarusian-Russian Business Council – Nadezhda Lazarevich, General Director of Bobruiskagromash Holding Management Company (on the Belarusian side), and Vozduhotehnika JSC Board Chairman (on the Russian side).

During the meeting, the sides discussed general issues concerning the Council functioning, the key directions of its activities for the near future, made plans for holding the Council meetings in 2022.

The Agreement on the Joint Belarusian-Russian Business Council establishment was signed by the heads of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation on June 30, 2021. The Joint Business Council is a new format of cooperation of chambers of commerce and industry and business communities of the two countries, a coordinating and advisory body aimed to enhance the effectiveness of the business ties between entrepreneurs and business unions of Belarus and Russia.

The Council major tasks are the expansion of direct contacts between entrepreneurs, overcoming the barriers and restrictions in mutual trade, the full-scale dialogue with legislative and executive bodies on cooperation matters, the development of recommendations for business environment improvement, strengthening the role of the business community in the development and implementation of the state policy in the field of Belarus-Russia economic relations.