Minsk region and Chinese Guangdong sister-city intend to develop cooperation in the spheres of culture and education. This was reported today by journalists from Belarus and the PRC Chairman of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee Semyon Shapiro, BelTA has learned.

According to Semyon Shapiro, Belarus and China pay special attention to cooperation at the regional level. For example, with regard to the Minsk region, its twinning is the province of Guangdong - one of the most economically developed Chinese regions. He said that during the last meeting with the leadership of the twin-city province, there were discussed many promising areas of cooperation, including the establishment of air communication. In addition, the parties discussed issues related to education, culture and sports.

At the same time, the most important ones on the agenda are trade and economic, investment projects. "We must create such economic conditions that it would be beneficial for China's business to come to Belarus," said the chairman of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee. As examples of the most successful investment interaction, he led the industrial park "Great Stone" and a joint venture "BelJ" for assembling cars.

Semyon Shapiro is convinced that it is interesting for China to come to Belarus taking into account its membership in such integration associations as the Eurasian Economic Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States. In turn, Belarus is interested in creating new jobs and employment in the workplace with decent conditions and earnings.

Representatives of Chinese media visit Belarus with a press tour May 1-7. On May 2, journalists had an opportunity to get acquainted with CJSC BelJ, BelAZ, the Great Stone industrial park and Ozeritsky-Agro. On May 3, they are scheduled to participate in the opening of the XXI International Specialized Exhibition "CMI ў Belarus", meetings with the Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee Andrei Shorz and Information Minister Lilia Ananich, as well as a visit to the High Technology Park