Krutoi: Belarus’ trade with Leningrad Oblast doubles in five years

“Today at the meeting, we have reviewed the results of the previous bilateral cooperation program. Over the past five years, trade turnover has doubled. Many new areas and projects have emerged, some of them quite unconventional,” Dmitry Krutoi said.

“Under the region’s gasification program, Belgazstroy Holding Company, working in cooperation with Gazprom under a separate agreement, has successfully launched the construction of distribution gas pipelines in four localities of Luzhsky District in Leningrad Oblast. Should we fully deliver on this contract by the end of 2027, we will be in a position to take on new construction sites. Gazprom has indicated its readiness to expand the program further,” he said.Belarusian construction specialists were also invited to participate in building the Vysotsky Grain Terminal. At first, the idea was met with some skepticism, as the project is technologically complex and Belarusian builders have limited experience with port infrastructure development in Russia. “But here our teams have gained the relevant expertise and secured a contract worth RUB4 billion. Russian partners have also begun to partially use Belarusian building materials, particularly reinforced concrete structures, which are performing well in this project. If this proves successful, the companies are ready to bring our teams in for other industrial projects of a different profile,” Dmitry Krutoi noted.