Penza, 5 April 2012. PenzaNews. The governor of the Penza region Vasily Bochkarev during 2nd interregional forum “Innomed – 2012” held a working meeting with the deputy attache of department of science, equipment and space of France embassy in Russia Adrien Lopato and the head of office of embassy of Republic Belarus in the Russian Federation in Nizhny Novgorod Sergey Hizov on Thursday, April 5.

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Vasily Bochkarev thanked guests for visit forum “Innomed – 2012” and expressed his hope fruitful work of forum’s participants.

Sergey Hizov noted that Republic of Belarus for several years densely cooperates with the Penza region in many directions and intends to continue joint projects development.

“On the basis of Penza enterprise “Start” small-sized Belarus tractors are assembled, there is a successful dealer of Minsk automobile plant in the region. Penza also actively cooperates with Belarusian city of Mogilyov in lifts assembling,“ — he reported.

Sergey Hizov emphasized that the growth rates of commodity turnover between the Penza region and Belarus in totaled 14% in 2011. He is sure that in this year this figure will be much higher.

“There are directions in which we can expand interaction. It is building, first of all, and agriculture,” noted Sergey Hizov.

Andriyen Lopato expressed his hopes that France and the Penza region can cooperate in medicine and pharmaceutics sphere.

During the meeting Sergey Hizov assured Vasily Bochkarev that on the third interregional forum “Innomed” leading Belarusian experts in the field of medicine and pharmaceutics will arrive to Penza.