{"id":167463,"date":"2025-12-09T20:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/167463\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"minsk-ratifies-agreement-with-uae-on-investments-services-trade","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/167463\/","title":{"rendered":"Minsk ratifies agreement with UAE on investments, services trade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>December 9, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka signed a law ratifying the intergovernmental agreement between Belarus and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on investments and trade in services, his press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement provides for the creation of a free trade zone for services between the two countries. It also sets out cooperation goals, including guarantees to ensure transparent and stable trading conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Partnership between Belarus and UAE will help \u201copen new horizons for cooperation\u201d and benefit people of both states, \u0141uka\u0161enka told UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a congratulatory message on UAE National Day, celebrated on December 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian exports to the UAE have soared 62 times since 2021, with investments quadrupling,&nbsp;<em>Pozirk<\/em>&nbsp;reported earlier, based on analysis of publicly available data from 2021 and this year\u2019s official data, which indicated that two-way trade rose to $3.7 billion in 2024, with Belarusian exports at $3.66 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minsk also intensified military cooperation with the UAE as Belarus\u2019 Defense Minister Viktar Chrenin met with Issa Saif bin Ablan Al Mazrouei, the UAE Armed Forces\u2019 chief of staff, in Minsk two months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Minsk intensifies military cooperation with UAE and Iran<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 9, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 Defense Minister Viktar Chrenin has met with Issa Saif bin Ablan Al Mazrouei, the UAE Armed Forces&#039; chief of staff, in Minsk. Chrenin noted a huge potential for bilateral military ties, after the defense agencies held &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/159352\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 9, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka signed a law ratifying the intergovernmental agreement between Belarus and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on investments and trade in services, his press office reports. The agreement provides for the creation of a free trade zone for services between the two countries. 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