Aleksandr Lukashenko said: «We have something to talk about. We’ve been working with you for a long time. We’ve worked out many interesting Belarusian-Omani joint projects. It may be the time to systematize them and make up our minds about how we are going to work from now on. But I am satisfied with your latest statement. I remember it. You told me: ‘Mr. President, in the next year or two you will see real movement on those concrete projects that you and I have sketched out’.»

The main topics discussed during the meeting included the creation of a Belarusian-Omani investment fund in Minsk for the sake of financing projects in Belarus’ territory; the construction of a pulp and paperboard mill in Belarus; the establishment of a logistics hub in Oman for the sake of delivering Belarusian goods to neighboring countries and regions and the development of the North-South route; investments in agribusiness projects in Belarus for the sake of consequently exporting the food to Oman and countries in the region as well as possible shipments of Omani sea food to Belarus.

The development of a tourism cluster in Oman and investments in tourism facilities in Belarus’ territory with Oman’s assistance were also discussed.

Prospects of realization of a trilateral project involving Belarus, Oman, and Algeria to make compound fertilizers represented another topic.

The president watched a detailed presentation on the progress of implementing the Belarus-Oman cooperation roadmap. Specific facts concerning projects and deadlines were presented.

The director general of the holding company Oman Food Capital (a daughter enterprise of the Oman Investment Authority that invests in agriculture and food) and the OIA representative in charge of overseeing cooperation with Belarus Ali Al Farsi‏ were also present during the meeting.

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