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Belarus is interested in cooperation with Riga Port and Latvijas dzelzcels

Alla Petrova, BC, Riga, 15.08.2009.Print version
Belarus is very interested in cooperation with the Riga Port and making use of the services offered by the state-owned railroad company Latvijas dzelzcels, as high-ranking Minsk officials acknowledged at meetings with the visiting Riga City Council representatives.

Riga Deputy Mayor Ainars Slesers' (Latvia's First Party/Latvia's Way) press secretary Girts Dripe told LETA that the main goal of the visit was to draw more investments and freights to the Riga Port as well as to enhance the overall economic cooperation between Riga and Minsk.

 

At meetings with Minsk Executive Committee's acting chairman Nikolai Ladutko, his deputy Alexander Borisenko and the heads of several Minsk enterprises, Slesers offered the Belarusian side to make use of the Riga Port for exporting Belarusian goods to other countries as well as for imports.

 

Since Belarus does not have its own seaports, options for the development of a Belarusian cargo terminal at the Freeport of Riga were discussed as well as the establishment of joint enterprises, as it would help Belarus export its products to the European Union and Latvia export its products to the C.I.S. countries.

 

Latvia already cooperates very closely with the West, whereas the relations with eastern neighbor counties remain underdeveloped. Cooperation with Belarus is very important as it will help Latvia attract new investments and open up new markets for Latvia in the C.I.S. countries, Slesers believes.

 

Later on, during a meeting with the Belarusian Minister of Transport and Communications Ivan Shcherbo, an agreement was reached on increasing the frequency of direct flights between Riga and Minsk.

 

As reported, on Friday Slesers concludes a three-day visit to Minsk. During the visit, Slesers was accompanied by the Riga City Council's Transport Affairs Committee Chairman Nikolajs Zaharovs (Harmony Center) and Inga Pelsa, head of Slesers' bureau.






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