{"id":4266,"date":"2026-07-28T00:57:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T00:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/belarus\/4266\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T00:57:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T00:57:01","slug":"lukashenko-belarus-russias-kaluga-oblast-can-reach-bn-in-trade-latest-news-of-belarus-politics-society-culture-sport-belarus-news-belarusian-news-belarus-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/belarus\/4266\/","title":{"rendered":"Lukashenko: Belarus, Russia\u2019s Kaluga Oblast can reach bn in trade | Latest news of Belarus – politics, society, culture, sport | Belarus News | Belarusian news | Belarus today"},"content":{"rendered":"

\tLukashenko: Belarus, Russia\u2019s Kaluga Oblast can reach $1bn in trade<\/p>\n

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MINSK, 27 July (BelTA) \u2013 Belarus and Russia\u2019s Kaluga Oblast have the potential to achieve $1 billion in mutual trade, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during a meeting with Kaluga Oblast Governor Vladislav Shapsha in Minsk on 27 July, BelTA has learned.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFortunately, relations between us are developing quite well. But at one time we planned to achive $1 billion in trade. We are not reaching that level. We need to look for new directions,\u201d the Belarusian leader emphasized. \u201cThe region has enormous potential. One billion, I think, is a reasonable figure for Belarus and Kaluga Oblast. We will aim for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking about Belarus\u2019 capabilities, the president outlined areas that could help raise trade between Belarus and Kaluga Oblast to $1 billion. \u201cI believe it is not only, and not primarily, ordinary trade, although that is also very important for us. We have already learned how to work in your region and are ready to build social facilities. And you are creating quite a lot of them in the region. We are ready to build and deliver these facilities on a turnkey basis so that the \u2018face of Belarus\u2019 can be clearly seen,\u201d he assured.<\/p>\n

He stressed the possibility of establishing and developing cooperative ties between Belarus and Kaluga Oblast: \u201cI know that there are projects being implemented with MAZ, BelAZ\u2026 While we are carrying them out there, we are ready to cooperate with you in this area and are eager to supply you with any machinery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aleksandr Lukashenko also pointed to agriculture as another area of cooperation. Despite the fact that the agricultural sector is fairly well developed in Kaluga Oblast, the Belarusian side is prepared, if necessary, to share its expertise. \u201cExperience with dairy complexes, agro-towns, and generally building the structure of agricultural production and rural life. We are similar, our climate is roughly the same,\u201d the president emphasized. \u201cTherefore, we are keen to create certain turnkey complexes on large areas of farmland and to show you the model we are building in Belarus.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the same time, he added, one often hears criticism regarding the creation of so-called \u201cbeacon\u201d farms. These are advanced farms that serve as a kind of model to emulate. The idea is that other agricultural enterprises will adopt their practices.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am criticized: \u2018Lukashenko is creating \u2018beacons\u2019 in Belarus, like in Soviet times.\u2019 But why not create what you want to see in Belarus? So if these \u2018beacons\u2019 are useful to you\u2026 In fact, I am criticized by those who fled the country. Just as the Russian authorities are criticized by similar fugitives. But that\u2019s their business. Let them criticize. And we need to focus on concrete work,\u201d Aleksandr Lukashenko stated.<\/p>\n

The head of state also highlighted agricultural machinery as an area of cooperation: \u201cWe cannot do without machinery. Both you and we lack labor resources equally. Therefore, agriculture must be mechanized. We are working on this and can share our experience with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want you to know that there is a country close and familiar to you that can bring all this to life. It is not only about brotherly feelings but also about a large economy,\u201d Aleksandr Lukashenko said. \u201cIn short, we are always glad to exchange experience. Thank God we speak the same language and do not plan to communicate in any other languages. We will share experience and move forward somehow, including solving the difficult tasks that arise in the course of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

The head of state also noted that Minsk is not a foreign city for the governor of Kaluga Oblast: during the Great Patriotic War, Vladislav Shapsha\u2019s relatives fought here. \u201cThe efforts you make to protect historical memory and the truth about the Great Patriotic War are connected to your inner feelings and experiences. Your grandfather fought during the Great Patriotic War, defending our great Motherland. So consider that you have come to your own land,\u201d Aleksandr Lukashenko said.<\/p>\n

Last year, Belarus-Kaluga Oblast mutual trade amounted to $705 million. In January-May 2026, trade between Belarus and Kaluga Oblast reached $311.4 million, which was 17.4% more year-on-year. Belarusian exports mainly consisted of petroleum products, furniture and furniture parts, metal structures made of ferrous metals, seeds, resins and polyurethanes, and other goods.<\/p>\n

Imports to Belarus from Kaluga Oblast were primarily animal feed products, ethylene and propylene polymers, fish fillets, aluminum wire, and other items.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lukashenko: Belarus, Russia\u2019s Kaluga Oblast can reach $1bn in trade MINSK, 27 July (BelTA) \u2013 Belarus and Russia\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4267,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[32,150,148,149,151,147,146,145],"class_list":["post-4266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-belarus","tag-belarus-culture","tag-belarus-politics","tag-belarus-society","tag-belarus-sport","tag-latest-events-of-belarus","tag-latest-news-of-belarus","tag-republic-of-belarus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/belarus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/belarus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/belarus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/belarus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/belarus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/belarus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/belarus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/belarus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/belarus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/belarus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}