OREANDA-NEWS. September 10, 2009. The Gomel oblast has signed cooperation agreements with 17 regions of the Russian Federation, Deputy Chairman of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee Boleslav Pirshtuk told reporters.

According to Boleslav Pirshtuk, the Gomel oblast has been successfully developing economic cooperation with the South-West District of Moscow, the Moscow, Bryansk, Murmansk, Kaliningrad oblasts and the Republic of Tatarstan. For instance, Tatarian businessmen show their interest in developing the road infrastructure in the Gomel oblast: filling stations, various services. They are interested in the goods produced by the Belarusian Steel Works, Gomelsteklo. They are ready to invest in these companies. Recently, the Gomel oblast has proposed to open a store in Tatarstan to promote Belarusian goods in that republic. At present the Gomel oblast is preparing a visit of its delegation to Tatarstan.

On 8 September, the Deputy Chairman of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee met with a delegation of businessmen from the Leningrad oblast of Russia. The sides intend to establish export-import cooperation in processing and metallurgical industry, construction.