The first Kyrgyz-Belarusian Forum of Regions was held in Minsk on November 10.
And its main result is not a declaration of intentions, but a specific link between the regions of the two countries.
Six documents were signed, including agreements on sister city relations between Gomel and Osh, road maps of Mogilev and Narin, Brest and Batken, Vitebsk region and Issyk-Kul, Bishkek and Minsk.
The Belarusian side is ready to work not through the capital, but directly with the regions, on specific sites and in production cooperation.
At the forum, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Erlist Akonevkov instructed to identify interested enterprises, select sites for joint productions and prepare specific proposals.
It is no longer just "we will cooperate", but "who, where and when".
The trade turnover between the countries grew almost 4 times during the last 5 years, and the parties set the bar at half a billion dollars.
The priorities outlined at the forum are joint production and technology exchange, cooperation in industry, agriculture, raw material processing and construction.