Government begins cooperation with opposition experts

Yaraslau Ramanchuk, a member of the United Civic Party and the director of the Mizes Research Center, and Andrei Vardamatski, the director of the Novak pollster, have become members of the inter-agency working group to develop a plan of actions for country's marketing. A resolution to set up this groue was signed by Belarus' prime minister Siarhei Sidorksi on December 31, reports Nasha Niva newspaper.

The 14-member group is headed by Belarus's deputy foreign minister Yauhen Yeudachenka.

The plan of developing country's marketing envisages the proposals on the directions of interaction with foreign investors as well as actual measures to inform foreign investors on investment opportunities in Belarus.

The working group is expected to have developed a plan of actions by February 1, 2009.