Perm official delegation visited the capital of the Republic of Belarus – Minsk

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During this business trip the Mayor of Perm, Eduard Sosnin, took part in International Forum of Economic Cooperation.

He told about Perm’s industrial potential, cooperation with business companies and enterprises, implementation of priority investment projects. Eduard Sosnin told about specialised personnel training centres based in Perm schools, creation of business start-up centres and International inter-university campus for 5000 students.

Perm delegation visited exhibition of innovative developments, “Minsk City Technopark”, “Beltelkabel” and “ADVIN Smart Factory”. Representatives of Perm businesses noted that there was a lot to learn from Belarusian enterprises in terms of establishing business processes and improving production sites.

In 2024 Belarus celebrates 80^th anniversary of the liberation from the nazi invasion and the city of Minsk celebrates 957^th anniversary of its foundation. Perm, Yekaterinburg and other Russian cities’ delegations took part in the ceremony of laying flowers at the “Minsk Hero City Obelisk” to honour the memory of heroes. They also visited festive events dedicated to the City Day, the historical reconstruction festival “Ancient Minsk/Minsk Starazhytny” and the award ceremony “Minsk Citizen of the Year”.

Signing “Agreement on the implementation of the international and external economic relations” between Perm and Minsk was one of the most important outcomes of the visit. This agreement assumes cooperation and experience exchange in prioritised spheres: commercial, scientific, technological, educational and cultural. Also it includes youth policy, public order maintenance, nature protection activities, archive-keeping, physical education, sports and tourism.