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Tyumen Region and Belarus to expand agricultural cooperation
Belarus and the Tyumen Region will work on expanding their cooperation in agriculture and mechanical engineering. This statement was made today at a meeting of Vladimir Cheimetov, Deputy Governor of the Tyumen Region and Director of the Agricultural Industry Department, with a Belarusian delegation, led by Ivan Demidovich, the First Deputy Minister for Industry.
01.10.2013
Belarusian delegation headed by Mikhail Myasnikovich visits St. Petersburg
On 1 and 2 October 2013 a government delegation from the Republic of Belarus, headed by Mikhail Myasnikovich, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, visited St. Petersburg.
01.10.2013
Omsk Radio Manufacturing Plant tests its prototype during the ‘West 2013’ exercise
The Popov Radio Manufacturing Plant in Omsk has successfully tested its 3D field transport communications network during the ‘West 2013’ Belarusian and Russian strategic military exercise.
01.10.2013
Representative of foreign delegations plan a high level of industrial cooperation between businesses in Altai and Belarusian plants
At the end of last week a Belarusian delegation headed by Alexander Mikhnevich, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs was working in Altai. Last Friday, 27 September, the Belarusian delegation and a delegation from Altai, headed by Yakov Ishutin, the Deputy Governor of the Altai Territory, visited a number of businesses in the region. These visits achieved major successes in development of economic relations with Belarusian colleagues.
01.10.2013
During a general debate at the UN General Assembly Makei stated that sanctions against Belarus are unacceptable
Sanctions against such countries as Belarus and Cuba, which are seeking to build strong states, are unacceptable. The statement was made by Vladimir Makei, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belarus during a general debate at the UN General Assembly. BELTA learned this from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
01.10.2013
Situation at the Tajik-Afghan border escalates, with Taliban militants skirmishing with the Tajik
At the ‘CSTO roundtable session on European security’, which took place at the International Relations Department of the Belarusian State University, Gennady Nevyglas, the Deputy General Secretary of the CSTO, reported that the situation at the Tajik-Afghan border had escalated, with Taliban militants skirmishing with the Tajik side.
30.09.2013
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus expresses serious concern that the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty has not yet entered into force
Vladimir Makei, the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Belarus, expressed his serious concern that the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty has not yet entered into force. He stated this at the conference of the 68th session of the UN General Assembly, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
30.09.2013
Friendship festival
Energetic, creative and ambitious young people from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan took part in the ‘Youth for the Union State’ festival in Rostov-on-Don.
30.09.2013
Kiev urges Moscow to participate in serious discussions
On 26 September Nikolay Azarov, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, urged the Russian Government to participate in detailed discussion of its issues concerning Ukraine becoming more closely allied to Europe.
30.09.2013
Igor Petrishenko meets with heads of Russian regions at the International Investment Forum in Sochi
In Sochi, on 27 September, Igor Petrishenko, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia, conducted several working meetings with the heads of a number of Russian regions and financial structures. The meetings were held on the sidelines of the 12th International Investment Forum.
30.09.2013
Baseline in Belarus to be Br 130,000 from 1 October
As reported by the Government press service, according to Regulation of the Council of Ministers No. 842, as of 26 September 2013, the baseline in Belarus will increase by Br 30,000 from 1 October and will then amount to Br 130,000
30.09.2013
Russia Arms EXPO 2013 in Nizhni Tagil
The largest international exposition of armaments, ammunition, and military hardware: ‘Russia Arms EXPO 2013’, will take place in Nizhni Tagil under the auspices of the Russian Government.
27.09.2013
Non-stop to Europe. What’s the news about the Union State border?
It will be much easier for Union State citizens to go to the EU countries by car. Following major renovation the Privalka border crossing point, on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border, 35 kilometers from Grodno, will be re-opened.
27.09.2013
2,370 workers migrated from Belarus to Russia in the first half of 2013
2,370 migrant workers migrated from Belarus to Russia in the first half of 2013, as a result of agreements and contracts. Alexander Tatura, the Deputy Head of the Department for Citizenship and Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus, reported this at the expert seminar ‘Labour Migration in the Union State: Status and Prospects’.
27.09.2013
Dzerzhinsk, in Russia, shows interest in more imports from Belarus
Having visited the ‘Euroregion Neman 2013’ national trade show as part of the Russian delegation, Valery Chumazin, the Mayor of Dzerzhinsk (Nizhny Novgorod Region), told BELTA that Dzerzhinsk would like to show its interest in expanding the imports of Belarusian goods.
27.09.2013
Meetings of the Belarusian Parliament to be televised
BELTA reports that, at a meeting of the Council of the Belarusian House of Representatives, the speaker Vladimir Andreichenko, stated that the meetings of the House of Representatives would be broadcast on radio and television.
27.09.2013
Let’s meet at the ‘Positive wave’…
Spending a day with Russian children in ‘Zhemchuzhina’ (Belarus).
26.09.2013
Dmitry Medvedev has not excluded the possibility of new applications to join the Customs Union
Dmitry Medvedev hopes that new applications to join the Customs Union will be filed. Armenia and Kyrgyzstan are awaiting the signing of the relevant documents.
26.09.2013
Ivan Bambiza: “Zolotaya Shaiba’ will give birth to new Olympic champions”
The third stage of the ‘Zolotaya Shaiba’ Spartakiada for the children and youth of the Union State opened today in Molodechno. Ivan Bambiza, the Deputy Secretary of the Union State, congratulated the children participating in this sports event.
26.09.2013
Interaction 2013 ends
The active phase of the ‘Interaction 2013’ joint exercise of the joint rapid response forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation ended at the Osipovichsky range on 25 September 2013.
26.09.2013