A meeting between the Minister of Agriculture of Russia, Oksana Lut, and the Ambassador of Belarus to Moscow, Aleksander Rogozhnik, was held at the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia. The main topic of discussion was the results and prospects of cooperation between the two countries in the agro-industrial sector, reports the press service of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.
According to the ministry, from January to August of the current year, mutual trade in agricultural products between the two states increased by 22 per cent compared with the same period last year. The main contribution to the growth came from the supply of dairy, meat and confectionery products.