MINSK, 21 September (BelTA) – The results of the Belarus-China cooperation over the past two years have exceeded expectations, Belarus’ First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov said in an interview with the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned. Responding to a question about how the Belarus-China partnership could be assessed, he stated: “The results have truly exceeded expectations.”According to the first deputy prime minister, the leaders of Belarus and China have given impetus to further cooperation in innovation with a focus on practical implementation. “An innovation is only truly an innovation when it’s applied. The integration of technology and industrial cooperation is essentially the main goal we aim to achieve through our partnership with our Chinese colleagues,” Nikolai Snopkov emphasized. Responding to a question about which areas of development should be prioritized, the first deputy prime minister said: “We need to give additional momentum to artificial intelligence.