you are watching economic news in alena's studio lopot, good morning.working group on cooperation between belarus and the arkhangelsk region will be held today in minsk. the parties will consider promising areas for further cooperation, the supply of passenger equipment and food. following the meeting, a number of agreements will be signed. by the way, according to the results of last year , mutual trade between our country and this russian region. increased by 45%. belarus and the leningrad region plan to reach a trade turnover of a billion dollars, as noted by ambassador to russia dmitry krutoy, the first quarter was completed with a result of +10% compared to last year. if the dynamics continue, mutual trade will reach a ten-digit figure for the first time. the cooperation agenda has expanded; last year was the most active in terms of contacts. in the russian region, the number of entities engaged in dealer relations is growing. in the first quarter, the plant produced a record number of passenger vehicles over the past 10 years, almost 400 units, th