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Gansu is China’s gateway to the West, and Belarus is the gateway to Europe, Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov said as he met with Hu Changsheng, Secretary of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the government press service told BelTA.

The time has come to deepen our relations across the entire spectrum of investment and economic ties, Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov told the media as he outlined the takeaway from the meeting between Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on 29 June, BelTA has learned.

Preparations are underway on a new Directive on the Development of Relations with China, and this document must be as specific as possible, Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov told the media following a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to discuss the development of cooperation with China, BelTA has learned.

In 2024, mutual trade between Belarus and Russia’s Leningrad Oblast exceeded $1 billion for the first time in several years, doubling compared to 2020, Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov said during the 13th meeting of the joint commission on cooperation between Belarus and Leningrad Oblast attended by Governor Alexander Drozdenko, BelTA has learned.

Belarus is committed to further integration with Russia across all areas of bilateral cooperation, Belarus’ First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov said at a reception at the Russian Embassy in Minsk on the occasion of Russia Day on 11 June, BelTA has learned.

The current visit of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to China, which serves as an example of friendship and the commitment of the leaders of the two countries to joint development, is unique in many ways, Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov told the media in Beijing on 3 June, BelTA has learned.