San Diego businessman David Palella, however, thinks he has found a way to overcome these difficulties.

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However, Belarus has been able to overcome some of these economic difficulties due to its key location as a transit route for the raw material transported between Russia and other former Soviet Republics to Western Europe, and to large Russian subsidies.

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If these difficulties can be overcome, though, the future looks bright to all involved.

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