Belarusian-Austrian Economic Forum in Vienna

On 1 October 2013 the Belarusian-Austrian Economic Forum was held in Vienna at the premises of the Austrian Economic Chamber. The event was co-organized by the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Embassy of Belarus in Austria.

The Forum was attended by the representatives of the Austrian state structures, private enterprises, commercial and consulting companies, banks and insurance firms, interested in developing business with the Republic of Belarus.

The Belarusian side was represented at the Forum by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Mr. Aleksandr Guryanov and the delegation of business circles headed by the Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Mikhail Myatlikov. The delegation included representatives of state and private enterprises, banking and consulting companies.

At the plenary meeting of the Forum the Member of the Board on Industrial and Agro-Industrial Complex of the Eurasian Economic Commission Mr. Sergei Sidorsky made a presentation titled “New opportunities of cooperation within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Area”.

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Mr. Aleksandr Guryanov in his statement at the Forum focused on prospects of trade and economic interaction between the Austrian business and the Republic of Belarus, also taking into account the specific features of the functioning of the Customs Union and the Unified Economic Space.

Belarusian and Austrian enterprises held a contact and cooperation exchange. Representatives of the Belarusian business also visited the International Exhibition for Automation Industry “SMART Automation Austria 2013”, as well as Austrian enterprises.

The visit of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Mr. Aleksandr Guryanov in Vienna envisaged meetings with the Chairman of the Austrian part of the Belarusian-Austrian Joint Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation, Deputy Minister of Economy, Family and Youth of Austria Ms. Bernadette Gierlinger, the Head of Section III (European Union, Political and Economic Issues) of the Federal Ministry of European and International Affairs of Austria Amb. Werner Almhofer, as well as with the leadership of the Austrian Economic Chamber and representatives of the Austrian business community.

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