Lukashenko meets with head of Russian Export Center Veronika Nikishina

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Director General of the Russian Export Center Veronika Nikishina, BelTA has learned.

The head of state highly praised the role of the center. Export promotion is one of the most important lines of activity in modern life, essential for any state.

"Recently, you have been watching the development of the relations between Belarus and Russia. Your powerful group of companies is at the crossroads of all these relations. You have certain reserves and resources, both administrative and financial, in terms of support of the relations between Belarus and Russia," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

"Therefore, it was very important for me to meet with you and discuss issues. Maybe you have something to offer. You mostly definitely have. You have experience in this regard. We have here Belarus' chief economist [First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov]. We want him to hear our discussions and to make a lot of efforts to support our cooperation," the Belarusian leader stressed.