OREANDA-NEWS. On June 15, 2007 the Moscow House, which is supposed to be built in Minsk, will become a business bridge not only between Belarus and Moscow, but between Belarus and Russia as well, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said when meeting with Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, reported the press-centre of  Gomel Invest.

“The Moscow House will bring together business institutions and businessmen of the two countries and will also embellish the Belarusian capital”, said the head of state.

He thanked the Moscow Mayor for investment projects in Belarus and underscored he supports them absolutely.

Alexander Lukashenko also noted, the Belarusian side expects Moscow architects to come up with more proposals for building various social and industrial objects in Belarus.

The construction of the Moscow House has already started at 86 Kommunisticheskaya Street in Minsk. The building is supposed to house a cinema hall for 300 seats, a conference hall for 100 seats, a library, studios, an exhibition hall, a three-star mini hotel of 15 rooms, a restaurant, a cafe and offices. A representative office of Moscow in the Republic of Belarus will be located here.

The main purpose of the cultural and business centre Moscow House is to ensure effective cooperation between Belarus and Moscow in economic, scientific, cultural and humanitarian fields.