On April 15–16, 2026, the 83rd meeting of the standing seminar under the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia, “Development of Rural Areas in the Union State: Relevance and Prospects”, was held

The 83rd meeting of the standing seminar under the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia, “Development of Rural Areas in the Union State: Relevance and Prospects”, was held. Tatyana TETERINETS, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Academic Secretary of the Institute of Economics of the NAS of Belarus, participated in the meeting.

The meeting participants discussed the following key issues:

the role of natural urbanization processes and educational opportunities in the development of rural areas in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus;

legal regulation of sustainable rural development in the Union State;

state support for rural areas in the face of global challenges;

interaction between government and business;

opportunities for Russia to adopt Belarusian experience;

socioeconomic challenges in rural development;

opportunities for developing social entrepreneurship in rural areas of Russia and Belarus;

the impact of agro-towns on environmental preservation and regional ecological balance, environmental aspects and sustainable development.

As part of the section “Organizational and Economic Mechanisms for Sustainable Rural Development”, Tatyana TETERINETS presented a report entitled “Strategic Guidelines for the Development of Rural Regions in Belarus and Russia”.

The proposals developed were reflected in the Draft Recommendations on the Development of the Union State.