Ambassador hails great progress in Belarus-China relations over 30 years

Belarus and China have been developing cooperation consistently and confidently for the past 30 years, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to the People's Republic of China Yuri Senko said as he spoke at the event to launch the monograph by Doctor of History Valery Matsel "Belarus - China: 30 Years on the Path of Friendship and Mutually Beneficial Cooperation" at the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the Belarusian President in Minsk on 20 January, on the day when the two countries celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations, BelTA has learned.

A lot has been achieved over the 30-year history of diplomatic relations between Belarus and China, the diplomat said. "The level of cooperation has grown from interaction on key issues to the relations of trust-based comprehensive strategic partnership and mutually beneficial cooperation. Today, we are moving towards another historic milestone in the relations, namely the ironclad brotherhood and all-weather partnership," the ambassador stressed.

He noted that in addition to the Belarusian embassy in Beijing and the Chinese embassy in Minsk, there are three Belarusian consulates general in China. Literally on the eve of the New Year, an agreement was signed to open the fourth consulate - in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Since 1992, trade with China has grown more than 130 times. "The Republic of Belarus has become one of the key participants in the Belt and Road initiative," the head of the diplomatic mission continued. “The China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone already hosts 85 resident companies from 15 countries, which confirms its international status. Some 43 resident companies work with the Chinese capital. More than 80% of all freight trains on the China-Europe route pass through Belarus."