Belarus, CIS plan to increase mutual trade in 2021
MINSK, 11 December (BelTA) - Belarus and the CIS countries plan to increase mutual trade in 2021, BelTA learned from the press service of the Agriculture and Food Ministry following the 33rd session of the CIS Intergovernmental Council on Agriculture and Food held as a video conference on 10 December.
The members of the council have considered the preliminary results of the agro-industrial complex of CIS countries in 2020. It was stated that despite difficulties caused by the pandemic and adverse weather conditions, the agro-industrial complex in some countries has demonstrated stable operations and increased exports. According to the National Statistics Committee of Belarus, the turnover of agricultural products and foodstuffs with CIS countries amounted to $5.8 billion in January-October 2020. “The export of agricultural products and foodstuffs by Belarusian organizations to the CIS countries amounted to $4.1 billion, or 101.1%