{"id":118466,"date":"2024-12-16T14:28:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T11:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/118466\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lukasenka-looking-to-boost-trade-with-oman","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/118466\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka looking to expand trade with Oman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

December 16, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Minsk and Muscat will draft a roadmap detailing specific cooperation projects and programs, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has said ahead of his second meeting with Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their yesterday’s meeting focused on strategic priorities of bilateral cooperation, the Belarusian ruler’s press office reported. \u0141uka\u0161enka arrived in Oman two days ago on a working visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Sultan promised to come to Belarus next year. By that time, we will work out a roadmap. And we will not only wait for its approval, but also will do something,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s very important for us to determine a [departure] point,\u201d \u0141uka\u0161enka noted. “A port, maybe we will look for something else. . . We will use Belarusian technologies to set up joint companies here, move west, east, north from here, [across] the Indian Ocean, to sell our goods.\u201d The sultan promised Minsk assistance in setting up a hub for Belarusian goods in Oman, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis applies to a lot of products, but we don’t talk about it publicly for certain reasons,\u201d the Belarusian ruler said in an apparent reference to sanctioned dual-use goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Oman has a huge interest in Belarus. We probably haven’t been very active here,\u201d \u0141uka\u0161enka added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trade between Belarus and Oman amounted to $1.5 million dollars three years ago, with Belarusian exports at $0.9 million. Belarus mainly supplied potash fertilizers and food. The Belarusian government has not disclosed more recent trade data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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