07.04.2016 Bulgarian-Belarusian business meeting

On 7 April 2016 Haskovo Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a Bulgarian-Belarusian business meeting in the hall of the District Administration Haskovo. The meeting was initiated by the Belarusian-Bulgarian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade-Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation.

His Excellency the Ambassador of Belarus in Bulgaria Vladimir Voronkovich, the councillor on the trade and economic issues Oleg Belov and the representative of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bulgaria Todor Trifonov participated in the forum. The meeting was open by Yancho Yanev, President of Haskovo Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Governor of Haskovo District Stanislav Dechev and the Mayor of Haskovo Municipality Dobri Belivanov greeted the participants in the meeting and declared their support for the development of the Bulgarian-Belarusian economic relations. The possibilities for expanding the business contacts between the Belarusian and Bulgarian companies were discussed by the diplomats from Belarus - representatives of over 20 companies from Haskovo District.

The Ambassador and the trade councillor of Belarus presented useful information for the export and investment potential of Republic of Belarus. The activities of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry were also presented in detail.

Ambassador Vladimir Voronkovich invited the entrepreneurs from Haskovo District to Bulgarian-Belarusian business forum in Burgas on 1-2 June this year. “There you will be able to negotiate your future cooperation in a direct dialogue”, said the diplomat. The entrepreneurs from Haskovo District presented their production and stated their willingness to expand their trade interests directed toward the markets of Belarus and the Eurasian union.

The meeting was closed with a discussion about the possibilities for import and export of goods from and to Belarus, the logistics and the visa regime between the two countries.