Lukashenko urges to reformat investment cooperation with China
13:16, 27 January
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It is important to reformat the investment cooperation with China, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss cooperation with China on 27 January, BelTA has learned.
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“It is necessary to reformat the investment cooperation. Chinese foreign investments are setting records, especially in Belt and Road countries. Our government also reports growth (up by 2,5 times in January-September 2025 year-on-year, reaching $443 million). But the directive [on developing relations with China] set significantly more ambitious targets (no less than half a billion dollars annually, and no less than $150 million in direct investments for each region and the city of Minsk),” the president said. “When you see the figures for direct Chinese investments by region (Vitebsk - $1 million, Grodno - $100,000 over a five-year period), it immediately becomes clear who works hard and who doesn’t. I mean generally, not just in terms of cooperation with China."
“Have we done everything necessary to make Chinese investors flock to us via the Silk Road?” the head of state asked a question.
He noted that dozens of Chinese companies are registered in the Great Stone Industrial Park, and the park's new management, along with the government, must assist in expediting the launch and achieving the planned capacity for all declared projects.
