Vitebsk and Ulyanovsk regions plan to sign a cooperation agreement at the XII Forum of Regions of Russia and Belarus in Nizhny Novgorod

Anzhelika Nikitina, Deputy Chairperson of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, held negotiations with the Governor of the Ulyanovsk Region.

- Our regions have very similar industrial and economic structures. We have chosen machine tool and mechanical engineering as priority areas for this visit. These sectors are highly developed in our region, with over 50 enterprises producing equipment for public utilities and agriculture, as well as components for machine tools. Other promising areas for cooperation include pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, composite manufacturing, the food industry, and housing and communal services, - emphasised Anzhelika Nikitina.

The parties also agreed to develop cooperation in the cultural and humanitarian sphere.