YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS: The relations between the Republic of Armenia and Belarus are actively developing. The Armenpress correspondent talked to the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to the Republic of Armenia Stepan Sukharenko about the bilateral commercial and economic relations and the possible impact of the Armenia’s membership in the Customs Union on the indicators.

- Mr. Ambassador, the volumes of the trade turnover between Armenia and Belarus does not exceed $30 million. Are you satisfied with the current level of the bilateral commercial and economic relations?

- I think, nobody is satisfied with them, especially after the world crisis. Concerning the Armenian-Belarusian commercial and economic relations, I should say that they are developing quite actively but still do not reach the high level of the political dialogue between our countries and our presidents. Today we are actively developing and hope that in the nearest future we could improve the commercial and economic relations.

- Will the membership of Armenia in the Customs Union contribute to the improvement of the Armenian-Belarusian commercial and economic indicators?

- Certainly, yes. Undoubtedly, all this will be beneficial for the economy of Armenia. Today the economists estimate a growth of the GDP of Armenia by 5-7% due to the joining the Customs Union. Surely it will have its impact not only in general but also on the ordinary citizen of the Republic of Armenia in particular. (THE FULL INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)

Interviewed by Hakob Vardanyan