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28 October 2014
ABU DHABI, 28 October (BelTA) – Belarus suggests implementing several large-scale investment projects to the United Arab Emirates, BelTA learned from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to the UAE Roman Golovchenko. “Looking at the UAE, we see not only a market to sell our products but a partner, who is ready and can invest in the implementation of joint projects in Belarus,” said the diplomat. “The UAE invests a lot abroad but in this case we are not talking...
17 October 2014
MINSK, 17 October (BelTA) – The declaration of the Year of Youth in 2015 will attract attention to youth issues, First Secretary of the BRSM Youth Union Central Committee Igor Buzovsky told BelTA. “The announcement of 2015 as the Year of Youth will draw the attention to youth matters. There will be an opportunity to consolidate all the opinions on the issues that arise during the work with young people. Keeping in mind the fact that the focus is made on the youth in many areas of...
10 October 2014
MINSK, 10 October (BelTA) – Businessmen of Belarus and Turkmenistan should establish tighter cooperation for the sake of actively promoting their products to the markets of the two countries, BelTA learned from Vice Prime Minister of Belarus Anatoly Kalinin on 9 October before the meeting with heads of Belarusian and Turkmen business unions. “Our government agencies have maintained tight cooperation for a long time already while work has yet to be done with regard to cooperation between...
3 October 2014
MINSK, 3 October (BelTA) – Political contacts between Belarus and Germany were top on the agenda of the meeting of Belarus’ Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei with Matthias Platzeck, former Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, former Minister-President of Brandenburg, member of the Board of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Chairman of the German-Russian Forum, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry. The parties discussed a possibility to ramp...
17 September 2014
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Argentina Viktor Kozintsev met with Foreign Policy Undersecretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina Maria Carolina Perez Colman on 15 September, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus. “The parties talked over the issues related to the expansion of the legal framework between Belarus and Argentina, implementation of joint economic projects, sci-tech cooperation and ties with the...
5 September 2014
MINSK, 5 September (BelTA) – Belarus is expected to hold its Days of Culture in Tajikistan in 2015 and host the return Days of Tajikistan Culture in 2016, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tajikistan to Belarus Kozidavlat Koimdodov told media at the CIS headquarters that played host to an international science-to-practice conference to mark the 20th anniversary of the Constitution of Tajikistan, BelTA has learned. The diplomat stressed that the relations between Tajikistan...
26 August 2014
MINSK, 26 August (BelTA) - Belarus and Turkmenistan plan to strengthen inter-parliamentary cooperation. This matter was discussed at a meeting between members of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus and a delegation of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan headed by deputy chairperson of the committee on social policy Dzhoragul Khalbaeva, BelTA has learned. The meeting has been organized on the initiative of Turkmenistan, the chairperson of the permanent commission...
20 August 2014
MINSK, 20 August (BelTA) – The Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus has opened a $10.9 million credit line for the company Virazh (Kazakhstan) that wants to buy and import Geely cars assembled by the Belarusian company BelGee. The credit line was opened for one year under the interest rate of 1.9% per annum. The insurance coverage of the deal will be provided by Eximgarant of Belarus. In line with the contract, 883 cars of various modifications are to be shipped to Kazakhstan in...
13 August 2014
MINSK, 13 August (BelTA) – Belarus offers Amur Oblast its assistance in the construction and use of a meat and dairy cluster, head of main department for foreign economic activity of the Agriculture and Food Ministry Alexei Bogdanov told BelTA after a visit of a joint delegation of the Agriculture and Food Ministry and the Industry Ministry of Belarus to Amur Oblast and Khabarovsk Krai. According to Alexei Bogdanov, the meat and dairy cluster will comprise a commercial dairy farm, a pig...
5 August 2014
MINSK, 5 August (BelTA) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko conferred state awards on 93 representatives of various professions in recognition of many-year productive work, exemplary fulfillment of service duties, attainment of good results in the manufacturing sector, construction and agriculture, a big personal contribution to the development of the state information policy, healthcare, trade, education, culture and art. The corresponding decree was signed by Alexander Lukashenko...