Dubai-UAE: 25 October, 2014 - His Excellency Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, met with Vladimir Makey, Belarus Foreign Minister, to explore ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the two friendly countries in the areas of economy, trade and investment.

During the meeting held at the Ministry’s office in Dubai, the two sides discussed prospects for stepping up cooperation between the business communities in the two countries. His Excellency Al Mansouri offered the visiting minister a brief on the advances in the UAE economy, highlighting its open policies, strategic location and position as a global re-export hub. He pointed out that the enabling incentives provided to investors such as zero taxation and state-of-the-art infrastructure make the UAE an ideal market for Belarusian investments and industries. 

The Minister is set to lead a high level economic and trade delegation to Belarus in December seeking to boost relations and explore available investment and cooperation opportunities. 

On his part, the Belarusian minister commended the UAE’s achievements and the important position it holds on the international economic scene. Expressing his country’s keenness to build strategic economic relations with the UAE, Minister Makey offered an overview of Belarus’ economic reforms and that new opportunities that this had opened up for friendly countries such the UAE. 

He welcomed Al Mansouri to Belarus saying the delegation’s visit will cement the bilateral relationship shared by the two friendly countries.