Minister of Transport and Communications of Belarus to visit Yerevan  this autumn

ArmInfo. During the working meeting in Minsk the Minister of Transport and Communications of Belarus Aleksei Avramenko and Minister of Territorial Administration  and Infrastructures of Armenia Suren Papikyan discussed cooperation  issues in the field of railway, aviation and road transport,  exchanged statistical information on indicators of foreign trade in  goods and services, BelTA informs referring to the Ministry of  Transport of the Republic of Belarus.

"We are ready to discuss all issues and find solutions that will be  beneficial for both countries. One of the main issues is the  organization of transport links between Belarus and Armenia. We do  not have direct communications, but we have the opportunity to create  them within the framework of the EAEU," Suren Papikyan noted.

In turn, Aleksei Avramenko confirmed his interest in this. "In  addition, it is necessary to build the infrastructure that ensures  the delivery of goods to / from our countries and transit traffic,"  the minister said. He proposed to consider the possibility of  transporting export goods of Armenia to Belarus and transit through  its territory by rail. Suren Papikyan spoke about promising logistics  directions - using the North- South road under construction, which  will connect Georgia with Iran, and the Free Economic Zone in Meghri  city. ''This is a good opportunity to expand the geography of  supplies of Belarusian goods. There is also a discussion with China  on connecting the North-South road and the Silk Road, "he said.

Aleksei Avramenko, in turn, offered the Armenian Minister to  familiarize himself with the conditions of work in the special  economic zones "Bremino-Orsha", as well as the "Great Stone".

The ministers also discussed air transport, which is provided by  regular air traffic in the direction Minsk- Yerevan-Minsk twice a  week, and in the summer period an additional third frequency was  added. The Belarusian side proposed to consider the option of  subsidizing its air transportation - in order to shape the price  attractiveness of this route for tourists. The key issue in the field  of motor transport was the number of permits for transportation  between countries. A visit of the Armenian delegation will also be  organized to study the experience of Belarus in the road sector and  the technologies used in road construction. In conclusion, the  ministers agreed on the implementation of a coordinated transport  policy of the states, as well as on a meeting in September of this  year in Yerevan, where they will continue the discussion of the  topics planned.