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Andreichenko: Belarus-Russia integration in Union State has gained a lot of steam

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MINSK, 4 September (BelTA) – The Union State integration of Belarus and Russia has gained a lot of steam, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko said at the opening of the expanded meeting of the Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Belarus-Russia Union State in Russia’s Pskov, BelTA has learned.

“The Union State integration is on a roll. The presidents and governments of Belarus and Russia are successfully resolving all issues to keep the economy and households shielded from the impact of sanctions,” Vladimir Andreichenko said.

He illustrated his point with some trade statistics. “In January-June of this year, the trade between Belarus and Russia amounted to $23.5 billion, up by $3.5 billion over January-June 2022. I think this is quite an achievement,” the speaker stated.

“This year alone, Belarus has hosted 25 delegations of Russian regions headed by their heads, 46 official delegations that included representatives of the business community, 30 meetings of bilateral working groups. We believe that we need to keep it up, since it is interaction on a horizontal level that can give the most appreciable results. Such meetings allow us to identify what concerns people the most, what problems need to be addressed and what else needs to be done to remove the remaining barriers in our integration,” Vladimir Andreichenko emphasized.

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