Belarus is interested in stepping up cooperation with Belgium, the United Kingdom, Luxemburg and Slovakia, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on September 23 as he accepted credentials from foreign ambassadors. “We welcome a more active presence of Belgium in our country. This pertains to trade, investment, science, culture and education,” the President said. “I think that the strengthening of our relations will eventually result in a full-fledged Belarusian-Belgian dialogue.” The Head of State underlined the interest of Belarus in the development of a close cooperation with the United Kingdom as this country is one of the world’s leading financial and economic centres which plays an important role in Europe. “It is London that has been chosen the venue for the Belarusian Investment Forum in November 2008,” he noted. Alexander Lukashenko stated that the level of the bilateral relations with Luxemburg does not correspond to the mutual interests. “Belarus could become a promising trade partner of Luxemburg. The prospective areas of cooperation include finances and banking, tourism, construction and energy industry,” the Belarusian Head of State noted. Belarus views Slovakia as an important partner in Europe, the President stated. “We are ready to take practical measures to step up the economic cooperation, including the introduction of new forms of production cooperation, the diversification of trade,” Alexander Lukashenko said.

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