Republic
10.04.2007
The cooperation in the sphere of science and technology is among the most promising in Belarusian-Indian relations, the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, told representatives of Indian mass media in an interview today.
‘We do not simply have many points of contact [in this sphere], but we have made good progress in many areas of cooperation in this sphere,’ the head of state said. In this respect the president cited cooperation the spheres of microelectronics, development and production of gauging equipment, alternative energy sources, laser and optical equipment, new materials and nano-technology, bio-technology and information and communication technology.
The cooperation between the two countries in the sphere of science and technology has been successful, he said. But the progress ‘has not been as fast as one would like it to be,’ he added. ‘This is one of the reasons behind my visit to India. We intend to once again draw attention of political, business and scientific circles to the need of more effective implementation of agreements including those signed ten years ago. The Indian side is prepared to meet us halfway and further develop cooperation with Belarus in the sphere of science and technology,’ Alexander Lukashenko said.
‘India is pride of the foreign policy of Belarus,’ the president stressed. ‘We have very good relations with such big states as China, India, Russia. These are three huge countries, with which we have established the closest and friendliest relations. I would like to stress it: we are proud that our relations with India are as close and good as those with China and Russia,’ Alexander Lukashenko added.