Possible avenues of cooperation between and within the framework of the EU Eastern Partnership initiative will be discussed in Minsk on June 18-19 during a regular round of the ministerial consultations, it was learnt from the Foreign Ministry of Belarus. 

A Belarusian delegation will be headed by Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Valery Voronetsky, Lithuanian by Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Avaldas Ignatavichus. The agenda also includes the issues of bilateral cooperation and the Belarusian-Lithuania interaction in international organizations. 

In 2008 Belarus-Lithuania trade amounted to $856.4 million, up 15% from a year earlier. Belarusian export to increased by 10% to $622.5 million. imports surged by 30% to $233.97 million. had a $388.5mn surplus in trade with . 

In January-April 2009, the trade plummeted by 57.7% from the same period last year. Export to totaled $81.9 million, import $55.6 million. had a $26.3 million surplus. 

Belarus exports 492 descriptions of goods to . 

There are 318 companies in with Lithuanian capital including 177 joint ventures and 141 foreign companies. In 2008 raised $16.3 million in Lithuanian investment, including $10.9 million of direct investment.

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