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Alexey Gusev: the Union State of Russia and Belarus is a model Eurasian cluster in the post-Soviet arena
Today, the Union State of Russia and Belarus is forming a geopolitical sense and purpose which represents a renewal of integration in the post-Soviet era.
08.10.2013
‘Star Trek’
This year the UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space has reviewed the issue of Belarus joining the UN Committee and recommended to the UN General Assembly that Belarus should be accepted as a member of the relevant committee.
07.10.2013
From forest to sport. Yugra and Belarus expand their cooperation
Today Natalia Komarova, the Governor of Yugra, met with a Belarusian delegation at the district administration office to discuss issues concerning commercial, economic, social and cultural cooperation between the Khanty-Mansiisk Autonomous District and the Republic of Belarus.
03.10.2013
Rosagromash to balance equipment supplies
Rosagromash, the Russian Association of Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers has proposed that Russia and Belarus should balance their agricultural and automotive machinery supplies and also observe such a balance in their trading relationship.
02.10.2013
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
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
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
Let’s meet at the ‘Positive wave’…
Spending a day with Russian children in ‘Zhemchuzhina’ (Belarus).
26.09.2013
Igor Petrishenko: relations between Belarus and Russia will continue to improve in all areas!
Igor Petrishenko, has been the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Belarus to the Russian Federation since 2012. In an interview with ‘Regionam Rossii’ he spoke of the results of his work for this year and the principal issues he has to solve.
24.09.2013
Youth Day celebrations in Rostov
Youth Day celebrations were held in Rostov on 19 September. As part of the celebrations a forum was organised to provide a platform for talented young people to express their ideas.
19.09.2013
Cooperation is the basis of Union State security
In accordance with the Union State Agreement the security of the Union State depends on close military cooperation between Russia and Belarus and cooperation between the armies of the two countries, including taking part in joint exercises, as is being confirmed by the ‘West 2013’ Russian and Belarusian strategic exercises.
17.09.2013
The ‘Youth for the Union State’ festival starts in Rostov-on-Don
Igor Guskov, the Deputy Governor of Rostov-on-Don has informed journalists that the ‘Youth for the Union State’ festival, in which more than 3,500 performers will take part, opened in the Region on Monday.
17.09.2013
High-flying space hardware idea
Russian space hardware will move to a new level of reliability due to unique Belarusian sensors.
16.09.2013
Union corporation
During the first half of the year Belarusian capital investments in Russia, as reported by news agencies and the National Statistics Service, exceeded USD 1.4 billion. That is about half of the total amount invested abroad by all the other republics put together.
12.09.2013
Over 20 Belarusian publishers represent the Republic at book fair in Moscow
Over 20 Belarusian publishers have represented the Republic at the 26th Moscow International Book Fair that opened today at the All-Russia Exhibition Centre.
05.09.2013
The increasing importance of the Union State in former Soviet territories
Russia is not indifferent to world geopolitics and, in particular, to the national security situation in the former Soviet territories.
02.09.2013
Artists from Tolyatti take part in ‘The Union State 21st Century Young Talent’ festival
Between 16 - 25 August the ‘The Union State 21st Century Young Talent’ international festival of master classes was held in Moscow. Students of music and, art schools and vocational schools and colleges from across Russia and the CIS countries took part in the festival.
30.08.2013
Russia is second in Europe for housing construction rate
In 2012 Russia was second in Europe for the number of apartments built. The newspaper Vedomosti has a report on the results of the “Real Estate Index” research conducted by Deloitte using data from the statistics services of 12 European countries and Russia.
28.08.2013
Remediation of contaminated sites is the Union State’s priority
In her interview with journalists Olga Vinogradova, the Deputy Chief of the Social Policy and Information Support Department of the Union State Permanent Committee, reported that the Union State has assigned a high priority to the rehabilitation and decontamination of rural areas affected by the radiation accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
26.08.2013