15 February, Minsk / Alina Grishkevich-BelTA /. On February 15, during the 56th Munich security conference, Minister of foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makei took part in a round table for high-level investors organized by the Agora Strategy Group center. BelTA was informed about this by the press service of the Belarusian foreign Ministry.
During the event, which was attended by more than 20 representatives of major international and German investment funds, the head of the foreign affairs Ministry presented the economic potential of Belarus and opportunities for investment in Belarus.
The meeting with the Chairman of the Eastern Committee of the German economy, Oliver Hermes, focused on trade, economic and investment cooperation between Belarus and Germany. The sides noted the need for additional efforts to increase business interaction, including through the organization of joint events and visits of business circles of the two countries. Special emphasis was placed on digitalization and cooperation in the sphere of information technologies, particularly in the context of the High Technology Park in Belarus.
The Minister of foreign Affairs of Belarus also held talks with the heads of foreign ministries of a number of States. The details of the visit of the President of Belarus to Riga was discussed with Latvian foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics with an emphasis on the economic component, the development of bilateral political dialogue at all levels and economic cooperation, including in the energy sector, as well as through pan-European organizations.