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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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The progress of joint work aimed at developing trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Belarus was reviewed.
A meeting of the High-Level Group of the Council of Ministers of the Union State took place.
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexey Overchuk, together with Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus Dmitry Krutoy, chaired a meeting of the High-Level Group of the Council of Ministers of the Union State of Russia and Belarus. The event was held in Minsk with the participation of State Secretary of the Union State Sergei Glazyev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus Boris Gryzlov, and representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.
The co-chairs of the High-Level Group reviewed the progress of joint efforts aimed at developing trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Belarus. They discussed issues in transport, energy, culture, education, and other areas, and heard reports from agencies during the plenary session.
The issues of developing cross-border commuter rail service, granting products from Russian and Belarusian manufacturers the status of goods of the Union State, and developing tourism were discussed.
Another topic discussed was the creation of a Union State Committee on Standardization and Quality. As a coordinating and integrating platform for industrial, scientific, educational, and regulatory matters, the committee is expected to facilitate the development of national quality infrastructures, the removal of technical barriers to mutual trade, increased market protection from substandard products, and consumer protection.
The countries continue to work to implement the provisions of the key integration document – the Main Directions for the Implementation of the Provisions of the Treaty on the Establishment of the Union State for 2024–2026.
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