The agenda included a progress report on joint efforts to promote trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Belarus.
High-Level Group of the Union State Council of Ministers holds a meeting
Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk co-chaired together with Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Belarus, Dmitry Krutoi, a meeting of the High-Level Group of the Council of Ministers of the Union State of Russia and Belarus. Held in Minsk, the meeting also included the Union State’s State Secretary Sergei Glazyev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus Boris Gryzlov, as well as officials from the relevant ministries and agencies of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.
The High-Level Group’s co-chairs reviewed joint efforts by Russia and Belarus to step up trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. The agenda covered transport, energy, cultural and humanitarian affairs, education and other domains. The plenary session included presentations by the corresponding agencies.
Participants also discussed matters dealing with developing cross-border commuter rail service, applying the Made in the Union State label to products made by Russian and Belarusian companies, as well as promoting tourism.
A separate item on the agenda focused on creating a Union State Committee for Standardisation and Quality. It is expected to coordinate and promote industrial, academic, educational and regulatory integration for improving national quality control frameworks, removing technical barriers in mutual trade and improving protections from low-quality products, while also protecting consumer rights.
The two countries remain proactive in carrying out the key document governing integration-related matters between the two countries, i.e., the Guidelines for Implementing the Provisions of the Treaty Establishing the Union State in 2024–2026.
