Belarus continues systematic development of cooperation with Russian regions. St. Petersburg is counting on the expansion of industrial cooperation. This was discussed in the government at the meeting with the Vice-Governor Kirill Polyakov. On the whole, over the past nine months mutual trade exceeded $1.5 billion. Belarus actively supplies agribusiness products to this market, and there is great demand for machinery. Amkodor company has increased its exports by 300% this year. To strengthen the presence on the Russian market, it was decided to build an Amkodor sales and service center in St. Petersburg. The site has already been allocated.