Samara Oblast is one of the top six regions of Russia in terms of cooperation with Belarus, Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi told reporters following the talks with Samara Oblast Governor Dmitry Azarov.
In furtherance of the agreements reached during the official visit of Samara Oblast Governor Dmitry Azarov to Belarus, a delegation of the Industry Ministry and a number of industrial enterprises of Belarus (BelGEE, BATE, MAZ, Belkommunmash, Mogilevliftmash and Horizont) began their visit to Samara Oblast with a tour of the largest automaker Avtovaz (20% market share in the Russian Federation).
“Your nation is not just close to us. You are our kin. You have come to your Belarus. It will be this way forever. The events of recent years and days once again show that we need to stand united, we have nothing to quarrel over. As soon as we start arguing, we will be divided,” the Belarusian leader stressed.
First of all, the Russian governor thanked the Belarusian head of state for the opportunity to meet: “It is a great honor for us and, of course, we have a huge responsibility to implement the tasks set by President Putin and you, Mr Lukashenko, to expand cooperation between our states and fraternal peoples.”
The president said Belarus was ready to significantly increase the supplies of the most modern automotive, agricultural, road construction, municipal and logging equipment to Russia.