President Aleksandr Lukashenko stated during a meeting on January 27th, focused on developing co-operation with the People’s Republic of China, that the new directive on advancing Belarus-China bilateral relations should serve as a strategic document outlining the overarching goals
The Head of State is confident that Belarus can boost its exports to China, “The means to achieve this are clear: establishing its own distribution network with warehouses and logistics; making direct deliveries, including to retail chains and end consumers through e-commerce; engaging in joint manufacturing both in China and Belarus specifically designed for Chinese buyers; and increasing co-operation with Chinese regions, which so far has been progressing slowly.”
Aleksandr Lukashenko warned those present that ‘the new directive should set targets both in terms of units and weight’, “However, this is a programme and strategic document where the overarching goals must be defined. For instance, raising China’s share of Belarus’ total exports to double-digit percentages would mark a significant qualitative improvement.”
On December 3rd, 2021, Directive No. 9 On Advancing Belarus-China Bilateral Relations was signed. This directive aimed to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries across various sectors from 2021 to 2025 and acted as a natural continuation of the similarly titled directive covering 2015-2021.
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