Baltika Brewery to broaden exports to North Korea.

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PYONGYANG, May 21 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia's Baltika Brewery is taking
part in an international spring fair being held in Pyongyang. Oleg
Alyokhin, a representative of the Baltika Brewery, told Itar-Tass on
Friday that for the time being the company's exports to North Korea are
inconsiderable. "Nonetheless, we are hoping to find partners who will help
us increase trade on the local market and broaden the assortment,"
Alyokhon said,
Commerce companies from 14 countries, including China, Germany,
Italy and Poland, are taking part in the Pyongyang fair this year. Every
foreign company represented in North Korea has its own interests in the
country. The German " SITEK" company exports machine- building equipment.
Helmut Brammen- manager of the Austrian "FHB Handles> company, said he was
going to open a cafe in one of the central districts of Pyongyang. The
cafe will serve coffee brought from Vienna and produce confectionary and
bakery products based on the Austrian production technologies, the manager
said.
North Korean pavilions at the international fair have been heavily
crowded. There is a big demand for silver and gold jewelry articles made
by local craftsmen, North Korea perfume and cosmetics.
Addressing the opening ceremony North Korean Deputy foreign trade
minister expressed confidence that all the countries taking part in
the international fair would achieve economic success by means of
developing multilateral cooperation and technological exchange. The
North Korean government intends to develop economic contacts with friendly
states on the basis of the principles of equality and mutual advantage,
the North Korean official said.
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