Interregional co-operation as factor for integration of Russia and Byelorussia

Main trends and forms of co-operation between regions of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus from the point of view of its influence on the development of the process of bilateral integration are analysed in the article. Special attention is paid to the comparison of alternative vectors of interregional co-operation with participation of Byelorussian regions and Minsk in the context of evolution of European policy of the Republic of Belarus and the relations with the Russian Federation.