Belarusian Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said at the meeting of the SCO Heads of Government Council in Bishkek

Belarus is interested in a closer partnership with the countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Belarusian Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said at the meeting of the SCO Heads of Government Council in Bishkek on 3 November, BelTA has learned.

Andrei Kobyakov said that manufacturing cooperation with the SCO member states is among Belarus' priorities. “We seek to expand the manufacturing cooperation as much as possible, using our experience in the establishment of joint ventures on different continents. We see great prospects for the consolidated effort to manufacture new samples of competitive machine-building products and ensure proper after-sale service,” Andrei Kobyakov noted.

He pointed out that agriculture is another promising cooperation avenue. “Belarus is among the leaders in terms of agricultural production. It shows world-class performance in several sectors. We are ready to share our best practices with our partners,” the Belarusian head of government said.

He believes that the cooperation in industry and agriculture should rely on an ongoing development of transport and logistics.

“In this regard, Belarus' participation in the intergovernmental agreement on the creation of favorable conditions for international road transport between the SCO member states of 12 September 2014 would be a significant step,” the Prime Minister said. It is extremely important to develop interaction in financial and banking services and work out common approaches to risk assessment of the SCO countries and financial institutions.