OREANDA-NEWS. On 29 July 2009 was announced, that Belarusian dairy product producers may receive stakes in Russian milk processors, Alexander Surikov, Russia’s ambassador to Belarus, told reporters.

He also said that Russian dairy companies Unimilk and Wimm-Bill-Dann (WBD) have been considering purchasing stakes in Belarusian milk companies for a long time.

At present, appraisals of Russian and Belarusian dairy producers are being carried out, Surikov also said.