Polish Development and Finance Minister Mateusz Morawiecki paid a visit on Monday to the Belarusian capital, where he met with the country’s President Alexander Lukashenko and opened the 20th Polish-Belarusian Economic Forum.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (L) with Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Development and Finance, Mateusz Morawiecki (2-R) during their meeting in Minsk, Belarus, 24 October 2016. Photo: EPA/NIKOLAI PETROV

“Poland is a border country of the European Union and a transit country to the East. Belarus is a border country for the Eurasian Union, and a gateway to the whole West,” Morawiecki, who is also Poland’s deputy Prime Minister, said.

Belarus is Poland’s sixth largest export destination, according to recent data.

As a result of the meeting in Minsk, Poland was also welcomed to partake in privatising Belarussian business.