MAKHACHKALA, April 29 – RIA "Dagestan." At the Caucasus Investment Forum, Sergei Melikov, Head of Dagestan, met with Yuri Seliverstov, Belarusian Ambassador to Russia, to discuss deepening strategic partnership. The parties focused on economic, industrial, agricultural, cultural and humanitarian cooperation, with an emphasis on joint industrial projects like wool processing, import substitution, and trade expansion.
Seliverstov highlighted Belarus’s strong business ties with Dagestan and invited local entrepreneurs to Belarus. He offered Belarusian expertise in water treatment after recent floods and expressed interest in tourism collaboration.
Melikov stressed tourism’s role in Dagestan’s economy and suggested Belarus build a sanatorium on the Caspian Sea coast. He underscored the importance of mutual support within their Union State to ensure security across sectors.