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Belarus, Ethiopia discuss trade, economic cooperation

Photo courtesy of Belarus' Ministry of Foreign Affairs

MINSK, 24 October (BelTA) – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Kenya with concurrent accreditation to Ethiopia Pavel Vzyatkin met with Kassahun Gofe Balami, Minister of State for Foreign Trade of Ethiopia, on 24 October, BelTA learned from the Belarusian embassy.

The parties discussed the state of mutual trade, and also promising areas and joint initiatives for the Belarusian-Ethiopian trade and economic cooperation. They also discussed the developmnet of the legal framework for the economic cooperation between the two countries.

A business forum has been launched in Addis Ababa. The forum is attended by Belarusian companies representing various sectors of the economy and educational institutions.

Speaking at the plenary part of the event, the Belarusian ambassador spoke about the potential and prospects of bilateral economic cooperation and noted the need to intensify contacts between the chambers of commerce and business circles of the two countries.

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