the news is on air now, i, vladislav bundar, will tell you briefly about the main thing at this hour. hello. the focus is on interregional cooperation. guests from russia at the palace of independence. the president held a meeting with the head of mordovia. a delegation from this russian region has been working in our country for several days. its representative composition is another confirmation. we have a lot of joint work ahead of us. we cooperate in traditional areas from mechanical engineering and metallurgy to agro-industrial complex and petrochemicals. our modern technology and equipment. world

level, and are also ready for new projects , alexander lukashenko sees prospects in cooperation, today we are talking about partnership not only in the context of the economy, with joint efforts we are ready to honor sacredly the memory of the exploits of our ancestors during the great patriotic war. the cousin of the grandfather of the head of mordovia distinguished himself during the liberation of the minsk region. on the very first day of his working visit, the governor fulfilled a long-time dream. i visited khatyn. i know that for you artyom alekseevich, this is not just a work visit. land as head of the russian region, you are touching the heroic history of your family. belarus remembers the feat of senior sergeant vasily fedorovich zdunovov, by the way, a hero of the soviet union, accomplished during the patriotic war. they didn’t just hand out heroes like that at that time. therefore, i sincerely welcome your initiative to establish twin cities. minsk region, where

your grandfather’s brother fought and his homeland, otyashevsky, municipal district of mordovia, our battles continue today in the fields, factories, cultural and information spheres, in schools, universities, for our truth, our prospects, development, our right to be sovereign and independent, all this will happen if we have: a strong economy, this is the basis of everything, the economy is plus, statistics confirm: the trade turnover between our republics last year became maximum, has approached to the mark of $90 million, but in just 8 months this record has already been broken, by almost 300%. and today the president held talks with the head of the foreign ministry of equatorial guinea. alexander lukashenko noted the need to develop a specific relationship plan. first of all, this concerns the economy. contacts between the countries

became more frequent after the visit of the head of the central african state to minsk in early september. and now the head of the ministry of foreign affairs has arrived as part of a large delegation. agriculture, healthcare and tourism are considered priority areas and work. in addition, these connections will bring belarus into the market of central west africa. the issue of creating a logistics hub there for belarusian products. according to alexander lukashenko, he will fly to africa in the near future. to equatorial guinea is already planned. and today a two-day meeting of the joint intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation between countries ended in minsk. the signed documents were an excellent start and the key to the further success of our relations, the head of the belarusian ministry of foreign affairs is confident. in 2 days of active work, we were able to conduct a whole series of direct, concrete negotiations between the industries of our countries. and

discuss the most promising areas of our bilateral cooperation in the economic sphere, first of all. as priorities, of course, we discussed comprehensive cooperation in the field of agriculture, ensuring food security in equatorial guinea, the development and mechanization of the agricultural complex, health issues, and cooperation in the field of construction. cooperation in the field of woodworking, forest protection, education, science and technology, tourism, banking and finance spheres. the situation in the middle east has not been left out, with belarus shocked by the growing number of civilian casualties, women and children, as a result of the growing escalation. history shows that war is always a tragedy, a tragedy for both sides. because war

brings death and destruction on both sides of the conflict, and of course, we believe that continued escalation... of terror and disproportionate use of force, including against the civilian population, can lead to irreversible consequences not only in the middle east region, but in the world as a whole. sergei oleynik once again emphasized that our country has always advocated and advocates an exclusively peaceful resolution of the conflict, the minister spoke about the difficult situation with our citizens stuck in the region. he informed that the belarusian country had received. the decision on a humanitarian flight from the israeli authorities, however, there is an obstacle, these are us sanctions against the belarusian national air carrier. after the failure of biden's mission, who hoped to act as a peacemaker in the middle east, the prime minister came to the region with the same laurels