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2 April 2014
BARANOVICHI, 2 April (BelTA) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has set a task to start manufacturing airplanes and helicopters in Belarus. The Belarusian President gave this instruction as he visited OAO 558 Aircraft Repair Plant in Baranovichi on 2 April, BelTA has learned. According to the President, it makes no sense to focus solely on aircraft upgrade and repairs. Belarus needs to move on and start producing new aircraft that will sell well on the market. “Belarus should...
20 March 2014
MINSK, 20 March (BelTA) – Belarus sees broad prospects for cooperation with Turkmenistan and is ready to step it up. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the statement as he met with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rasid Meredow on 20 March, BelTA has learned. Alexander Lukashenko drew attention to the significant increase in trade between the two countries in the last few years. The President said that...
4 March 2014
MINSK, 4 March (BelTA) - Belarus and Mongolia intend to invigorate bilateral cooperation in the field of transport and the construction of road facilities, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Transport and Communications Ministry of Belarus. On 3 March heads of transport ministries of the two countries Anatoly Sivak and Amarzhargal Gansukh signed a cooperation memorandum which stipulates the implementation of relevant initiatives. As far as the field of motor transport is concerned,...
18 February 2014
MINSK, 18 February (BelTA) - After a third victory in a row on 17 February at the Olympics Belarus’ biathlete Darya Domracheva has joined the elite club of the sportswomen who won three of more gold medals at the same Olympics, BelTA has learnt. Apart from the best biathlete of Belarus four more sportswomen boast such a record They are Russia’s Lidia Skoblikova (four gold medals in speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck), Finland’s Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (three,...
10 February 2014
MINSK, 10 February (BelTA) - More than 230 tour guides will be ready to show off the Belarusian capital to the guests of the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in foreign languages, including in Arabic, Chinese and Japanese, Deputy Minister of Sport and Tourism Cheslav Shulga told reporters, BelTA has learnt. The National Tourism Agency and the official tour operator of the 2014 IIHF World Championship TsentrKurort developed more than 40 tourist offers. More than 1,300 tour guides...
13 December 2013
MINSK, 13 December (BelTA) - On 11 December the Board of the National Bank of Belarus took a decision to keep the refinancing rate at the level of 23.5% per annum, BelTA learned from the information and public relations department of the National Bank. "Keeping the current interest rate will limit the increase in inflation, which in recent months has been running above the projected parameters. In November, consumer prices rose by 1.6% versus 1.9% and 1.7% in October and September 2013...
28 November 2013
MINSK, 28 November (BelTA) - Belarus’ Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei, who is leading the Belarusian delegation at the 3rd Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius, will present Belarus’ vision and approaches, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus. The summit is taking place in the Lithuanian capital on 28-29 November. “Vladimir Makei will present Belarus’ vision of the Eastern Partnership Initiative and its development prospects at a plenary discussion...
15 November 2013
MOSCOW, 15 November (BelTA) - The countries members of the Customs Union are set to provide equal social, health and pension guarantees to citizens from the states members of the Customs Union, the press service of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) told BelTA commenting on the results of the Moscow meeting of the Advisory Committee on Migration Policy at the EEC Board. "In addition, the Customs Union member states are going to abolish or simplify border controls at the internal...
8 November 2013
MINSK, 8 November (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has sent greetings to Emomali Rakhmon who won the presidential election in Tajikistan, BelTA learned from the presidential press service. “I am pleased to note the high level of understanding between our states, vibrant bilateral cooperation, which, I am convinced, will be further developed and enhanced on the basis of constructive, mutually beneficial partnership,” the message of greetings reads.
25 October 2013
MINSK, 25 October (BelTA) – The CIS Heads of State Council will sit at the Palace of Independence in Minsk on 25 October, BelTA has learnt. The CIS Heads of State Council meeting will be the key event within Belarus’ presidency in the CIS in 2013. Belarus’ presidency in the Commonwealth of Independent States follows the motto “Integration for the benefit of people: stronger neighborly ties, the development of economic cooperation, assistance for improving the accessibility of green...