The Chinese International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan led the Chinese trade and economic delegation to visit the Republic of Belarus on April 16-18, and went to the site of China-Belarus Industrial Park and the host place of China-Belarus Local Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum to study and implement the various trade and economic preparation work of President Xi Jinping during his state visit to the Republic of Belarus. On the morning of April 17, the President of Belarus Alexander Grigorievich Lukashenko met with Zhong Shan.
Zhong said that on assignment for Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli, the trade and economic delegation of Chinese government makes preparation of trade and economic cooperation for President Xi Jinping’s upcoming state visit to the Republic of Belarus, including promoting the strategic project China-Belarus Industrial Par which is jointly defined by the two heads of state and preparing the China-Belarus Local Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum.
Lukashenko said that the visit of President Xi Jinping is the most import diplomatic activity of the Republic of Belarus, which will show the rest of the world that the purpose of developing the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Belarus is to seek the welfare for the peoples of the two countries. Belarus is willing to fully participate in the magnificent conception of jointly building the “Belt and Road Initiative” proposed by President Xi Jinping and create the China-Belarus Industrial Park into the important cooperative platform to link Europe and Asia on the “Silk Road Economic Belt” . Belarus is very pleased with the preparation work of the practical cooperative results of trade and economy during President Xi Jinping’s visit, and will hold special working conference after the meeting, formulate detailed working plans, elaborately prepare the China-Belarus Local Trade and Economic Cooperative Forum and open a new situation for the practical cooperation of trade and economy between the two countries.