OREANDA-NEWS. September 17, 2009. Belarus and India intend to make a breakthrough in the joint investment activity and implementation of joint projects in the manufacturing area, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Foreign Minister of the Republic of India Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna.

The Belarusian head of state underlined, “We expect Indian investors to step up their activity on the Belarusian market; we would like to identify two or three cooperation areas and try to make a breakthrough in the investment and manufacturing activity. And then we will achieve a breakthrough in other areas, too.”

Alexander Lukashenko pointed out that Belarus-India relations are extremely successful. Belarus is proud of its friendship with such great powers as Russia, China and India. Belarus-India cooperation proved to be fruitful. Last year, the bilateral trade approached half a billion dollars. But it is an insignificant amount against the real potential of the bilateral relations, the President said.

The Belarusian head of state underlined that Belarus and India intend to expand trade and economic relations. Alexander Lukashenko pointed out the high level of collaboration in the scientific and technical area. “Our scientists have established comprehensive cooperation in all the fields. It demonstrates that all areas are open for the bilateral cooperation,” the President said.