10:54, 19 December 2009 | GMT +5
Belarus-Kazakhstan Business Forum to be held in Minsk in 2010
ASTANA. December 19. KAZINFORM. Belarusian-Kazakh business forum will be held in Minsk in 2010. First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Igor Petrishenko made it public at the celebratory meeting devoted to Kazakhstan's Independence Day; Kazinform refers to BELTA.

The official noted that Belarus and Kazakhstan effectively develop interaction in various spheres. According to him, 2009 became a breakthrough year for their bilateral cooperation. The Kazakh President's recent visit to Minsk gave additional impulse to the relations. The visit's results represent a background of new partnership between the two states.
The Vice Minister emphasized that the Road Map adopted by Belarus and Kazakhstan would enable to strengthen cooperation. Belarus also hopes to implement a number of joint initiatives in the course of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the OSCE in 2010.