May 5, BPN. St. Petersburg delegation discussed “new trade formats” for Belarusian goods during its visit to Minsk in April, St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov told a Russian regional TV channel.
St. Petersburg and Belarus “are linked by close positions and mutually beneficial cooperation,” while the economic aspect ” is still developing,” he noted. Belarusian producers may participate in trade fairs and a Belarusian mall may open in St. Petersburg, the official added.
In 2022, St. Petersburg purchased nearly 900 buses, 100 trolleybuses, about 1,000 tractors and mini-loaders from Belarus and plans to open a service center for Belarus-made vehicles, Beglov said. City officials have also finalized plans for a fleet of 400 electric buses with the first Belarusian-made electric bus to be exhibited at SpbTransportFest in the second half of May, he added.
Trade between Belarus and Russia hit a record $2.2 billion in 2022, Alaksandr Łukašenka told Beglov at their April 20 meeting in Minsk. The trend continued in January and February, he added, noting a 40-percent increase in trade and a 70-percent increase in Belarusian exports.
Belarusian envoy to Russia Dźmitryj Krutoj saw Beglov in St. Petersburg a week before the latter’s visit to Minsk to discuss the participation of Belarusian carmakers in St. Petersburg’s municipal transport overhaul.
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