Lukashenko suggests drafting 2030 Union State integration strategy

<p> MINSK, Jul 1 - PrimePress. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has proposed that Moscow and Minsk work out a long-term strategy for their integration within the Union State to focus on key vectors of development. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Lukashenko made a statement to this effect at a plenary meeting of the forum on Belarusian and Russian regions. </p> <p>   </p> <p> The year 2022 marks the end of the implementation of the Union State's development priorities and priorities, which are traditionally approved for four years. “I suggest that we consider drafting a long-term strategy of the Union State’s integration, for example, until 2030, to imbue it with specific projects, taking into account key priorities and development vectors,” Lukashenko said. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Building up industrial integration is a promising area of cooperation, said Lukashenko. As a promising sphere of interaction Lukashenko mentioned further development of manufacturing cooperation. The president referred to the production of microchips as an example. In his words, the heads of state had discussed the matter before. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Lukashenko described the creation and use of artificial intelligence as a promising avenue of cooperation. The president remarked that dozens of companies working in this field develop rapidly in the Hi-Tech Park in Belarus. </p> <p> <br> In his words, many IT products of theirs could be used in Russia, including in regions. Lukashenko said: “We have the experience. The Hi-Tech Park successfully competes on the toughest and most demanding markets. Moreover, today we have no problems with IT professionals possibly thanks to the Hi-Tech Park and possibly because we realized the potential in time and started exploring this field. We have a huge layer of these IT professionals in the production sector and in the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. They do not simply develop software. They already create end products based on it. As I say, they convert it into hardware and make an end product. Unlike those in the Hi-Tech Park where they make high-quality software and are forced to sell it at half the price to large companies, primarily those in the United States of America. So, we should switch to end products in our Union State, too.” </p> <p>   </p> <p> “Time has come to work out a practice-oriented joint digital agenda. Programs of the Union State of Belarus and Russia should be helpful in this regard. Most of them allow us to create and multiply high-tech materials and manufacturing projects,” said Lukashenko. End </p>

2021-07-02

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