Kazakhstan eager to mine Belarusian potash salts
According to BelTA, Mikhail Myasnikovich reminded that Belarus is seeking an investor to exploit the Petrikovskoye deposit. He said that a Kazakh company had filed a proposal.
Mikhail Myasnikovich also said that the Belarusian side was considering proposals from companies from Russia, Western Europe, China, and India. "We are not that rich in mineral resources but we are now vigorously developing them," added the Prime Minister.
Mikhail Myasnikovich said that Belarus was interested in cooperation with Kazakhstan in transportation. He reminded that Kazakhstan and Russia plan to implement a project to create a transport corridor between Saint Petersburg and Astana. Mikhail Myasnikovich said: "We will not influence the route of the corridor but creating a branch towards Europe to connect Moscow and the European Union would be advisable".
Mikhail Myasnikovich also said that he had met with Kazakhstan Prime Minister Karim Masimov in Saint Petersburg a while before. The negotiations touched upon several matters primarily concerning integration processes in the Customs Union. Mikhail Myasnikovich remarked that the formation of all the supranational structures required for the Single Economic Space was about to end. "I am interested in learning your opinion about how decision-making will be arranged and how decisions will be enforced within the framework of the integration bodies," he stressed.
The Belarusian government has a positive view on the bilateral trade with Kazakhstan and the fulfillment of joint projects. The two countries have good prospects in this area, Mikhail Myasnikovich is convinced. It is important that they are not just declarations but something based on specific industries, he said.
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