24 April 2026
Smolensk region and the Republic of Belarus increase international cooperation
On 23 April, a delegation from the Smolensk region made a working visit to the city of Gomel in the Republic of Belarus with the aim of developing international investment cooperation. The delegation included Deputy Chairman of the Government of the region Alexey Streltsov, Minister of Investment Development Yekaterina Syrchenkova, General Director of the Investment Development Corporation Alexander Kazakov and Director of the Center for International Cooperation Vladimir Krill.
During the visit, talks were held with the leadership of the EP "Gomel branch of BelTPP", the administration of the free economic zone "Gomel-Raton", representatives of resident enterprises of the FEZ "Gomel-Raton" and the technopark "Coral". The discussion focused on expanding industrial cooperation and forming effective arrangements for interregional partnerships.
As noted at the meeting: "In the Smolensk region, enterprises of FEZ "Gomel-Raton" exported goods worth 24 million dollars last year. Among them predominated the supply of dairy products, polymer packaging, machinery products. The import of goods amounted to more than 11 million dollars - raw material for the production of meth, cable, chemical products .
One of the key events of the visit was the signing of two Cooperation Agreements. The documents were signed in a solemn setting by the CEO of the Investment Development Corporation of the Smolensk region, Alexander Kazakov, with the CEO of the "Gomel branch of BelTPP" Boris Gushyn and the head of administration of the SEZ "Gomel-Raton"
Dmitry Lebedev.
The purpose of the concluded agreements is to create an enabling environment for attracting investment in the economies of the Smolensk and Gomel regions. The parties agreed on systematic collaboration in organizing and carrying out significant core activities, as well as participation in the implementation of joint investment projects.
As noted by Alexander Kazakov: "The working visit not only confirmed mutual interest in expanding investment interaction, but also allowed to develop concrete solutions, a practical basis for implementing promising joint initiatives."