Representatives of 10 big French companies to visit Minsk in February
29.01.2010 16:58
MINSK, 29 January (BelTA) – Representatives of big French companies will visit Minsk in February, BelTA learnt from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Belarus Michel Raineri. On 29 January, the French Ambassador presented credentials to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
Michel Raineri noted that representatives of ten French companies are expected to arrive in the Belarusian capital. According to the French Ambassador, a visit of a delegation of the Movement of the French Enterprises (MEDEF) to Minsk a year ago gave an impetus to the dialogue and development of the cooperation between Belarusian and French companies.
In January this year, the Belarusian official governmental delegation led by Vice Premier Vladimir Semashko had talks at the MEDEF HQ in Paris. The sides confirmed their interest to strengthen the trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.