Belarus agrees on list of companies Poland can invest in
PR dla Zagranicy
Roberto Galea
25.10.2016 12:48
Poland and Belarus have compiled a shortlist of companies which Poland is interested in purchasing, marking new bilateral relations between the two countries.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Development and Finance, Mateusz Morawiecki (R) during his meeting with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (unseen) in Minsk, Belarus, 24 October 2016. Photo: EPA/NIKOLAI PETROV
“The potential participation of Polish companies in the privatisation in Belarus is a watershed moment in the history of our two countries,” said Polish Deputy Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, also the country's Finance and Development Minister, during a visit to Minsk on Monday.
He added that Polish capital would try to purchase Belarusian companies on the list.
“We agreed on a list of medium- and larger-sized companies, but also large ones. For example [we discussed] the fifth largest bank in Belarus, which could potentially be sold,” Morawiecki said.
He said that although the deals would not happen “at once”, the list “opens a very interesting window for cooperation”.
Morawiecki met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday to discuss ways to increase cooperation and trade between the two countries.
The state-owned Belarus Segodnya, the country’s largest newspaper, praised Monday’s visit, saying that relations between Poland and Belarus have now reached “a new level in quality”. (rg)