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18 August 2011
MINSK, 18 August (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko spoke with President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez by telephone on 17 August, BelTA learned from the presidential press service.
17 August 2011
MINSK, 17 August (BelTA) – On behalf of the Belarusian people and himself, President Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his people on Independence Day, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.
15 August 2011
MINSK, 15 August (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is in the State of Qatar on an official visit, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.
11 August 2011
MINSK, 11 August (BelTA) – Sergei Kislyak scored midway through the first half to give Belarus a 1-0 win over Bulgaria in a friendly in Minsk on 10 August, BelTA has learnt.
9 August 2011
MINSK, 9 August (BelTA) - A Road to Sacred Places scientific and educational expedition organized on the eve of Belarusian Written Language Day will start in Minsk on 30 August, BelTA learnt from the Information Ministry of Belarus.
3 August 2011
MINSK, 3 August (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 342 “On state program for sustainable rural development in 2011-2015” on 1 August, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.
14 July 2011
VITEBSK, 14 July (BelTA) – Belarus is interested in strengthening cooperation with Russia in the cinema industry, Culture Minister of Belarus Pavel Latushko told reporters after the meeting with Culture Minister of Russia Alexander Avdeyev, BelTA has learned.
“We have discussed joint film production. Russia is our main partner in this area. Taking into account the amendments in the Belarusian tax legislation, we now have additional prospects to implement joint cinema projects,” Pavel...
7 July 2011
SHKLOV, 7 July (BelTA) – Manufacturers should primarily rely on their own resources instead of expecting state support, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he visited the newsprint mill in Shklov on 7 July.
The head of state stressed that manufacturers should strive to achieve success through improving their profitability, quality of their products and expanding the area of sales. “I don’t promise any support to anyone,” Alexander Lukashenko emphasized.
“State...
7 July 2011
MINSK, 7 July (BelTA) – Belarus’ gold and foreign exchange reserves increased by $557.7 million as determined by the IMF Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS). According to the preliminary data, as of 1 July 2011 it made up $4.1509 billion, BelTA learned from the Information Department of the National Bank.
The gold and foreign exchange reserves of Belarus in national terms went up by $546.6 million to $5.650 billion as of 1 July 2011. The first $800 million tranche from the EurAsEC...
5 July 2011
MINSK, 5 July (BelTA) - The government of Belarus has set up a task force on de-bureaucratization of government bodies and organizations and their relationships with citizens and legal entities, BelTA learnt from the press service of the government.
The task force is headed by Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Anatoly Tozik. The group also includes Deputy Justice Minister Alla Bodak and Deputy Economy Minister Dmitry Golukhov.
“Complaints and applications show that excessive bureaucratic...
