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Loyev of Gomel oblast and Repki from Chernigov oblast sign cooperation agreement

The town of Loyev from the Gomel oblast and the town of Repki from Ukraine’s Chernigov oblast have signed a cooperation agreement. The document was signed within the framework of a visit of an Ukrainian delegation to Loyev, the First Deputy Chairman of the Loyev regional executive committee, Lidia Dolbikova, told BelTA. The agreement will help the two frontier regions to cooperate closely in trade and economy and sci-tech areas. According to Lidia Dolbikova, chiefs of the companies will meet on a monthly basis to exchange experience while the agrarian specialists will organize joint seminars. For example, a delegation from Loyev will go to Repki to get familiar with the operation of the brickworks. A reminder, Loyev has just started the construction of a brickworks of the capacity of 20 million bricks a year. Lidia Dolbikova noted that the two regions are going to cooperate in education, culture and sport. For example, amateur artistic groups from Loyev have been invited to Repki to take part in the festive events dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the Ukrainian town.