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MINSK, 3 October (BelTA) – The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) is planning to develop cooperation with LG Electronics Inc., BelTA learned from the NASB press service.

Currently, the NASB and LG Electronics Inc. are implementing four projects in new materials, refrigeration systems (heat and mass transfer), and green technologies. The parties will identify new areas of joint research following expert evaluation.

The NASB hosted a meeting of the Technical Consultative Council of the NASB and LG Electronics on 3 October. It was attended by a representative delegation of specialists and experts led by Jeong Soo Lee, First Vice President of LG Electronics Inc., Director of LG's Materials & Devices Advanced Research Institute (MDARI). The parties examined the cooperation between NASB scientific organizations and LG Electronics Inc., discussed promising areas of cooperation and ways to enhance it. Sergei Chizhik, First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, presented the medal “The 90th anniversary of the NASB” to Jeong Soo Lee.

According to the agreement between the NASB and LG Electronics Inc.,the Technical Consultative Council shall convene joint sessions at least once a year to discuss scientific research (projects) or to exchange information on different issues. The Technical Consultative Council specifies a list of projects to be implemented. Leading scientists of the NASB and Belarusian universities represent Belarus in the council.

LG Electronics Inc. is a South Korean company, one of the world’s biggest producers of consumer high-technology electronic goods, household appliances and related products. LG Electronics Inc. makes part of LG Group. The company is headquartered in Seoul and operates 120 local subsidiaries in 95 countries.