Belarus ready to export up to 40m items of forestry material to CIS annually

        Belarus is ready to export annually up to 40 million of forestry material items to the CIS countries, Forestry Minister of Belarus Mikhail Amelyanovich told media ahead of a meeting of the CIS Intergovernmental Council for Timber Processing Industry and Forestry in Brest. Belarus has a highly efficient technology to develop and cultivate forest reproductive material. The Russian Federation has already bought over 100 million items of the kind. The talks are underway on a new batch of 20 million items, which is to be delivered to Russia this autumn. According to the minister, it is more profitable for Russia to purchase forestry material from Belarus than grow it themselves. Russia and Belarus are also discussing the issue of using the forest inventory experience of Belgosles Company. In 2013 the CIS is marking the 15th anniversary of the intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the timber processing industry and forestry. The meeting of the CIS Intergovernmental Council for Timber Processing Industry and Forestry takes place in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. The meeting focuses on the areas of further social and economic development of the timber processing complexes and forestries of the CIS countries, the issue of preserving historical and cultural heritage related for forest management, as well as the results of the CIS forestry cooperation.