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S.Naryshkin: “The Union State is a leader of Eurasian integration processes”
The Union State has become a leader of the Eurasian integration processes thanks to the experience gained over the years of Belarusian-Russian cooperation. This opinion was expressed by Chairman of the Union State Parliamentary Assembly Sergei Naryshkin during the round-table discussion at the international forum “Eurasian Economic Prospects”. According to him, the knowledge gained should be actively used in the process of the Common Economic Space formation.
17.06.2013
Belarus and Russia Actively Work To Implement Five Integration Projects
Belarusian and Russian parties are actively working to implement five integration projects and have already set up relevant working groups, said First Vice-Premier of Belarus Vladimir Semashko talking to journalists in Minsk on Saturday.
18.05.2013
Lower Growth Rate of Global Economy May Adversely Affect Development of CES Member States
The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission has approved the project “On general guidelines for macroeconomic policy of the Customs Union and Common Economic Space member-states in 2013-2014” and submitted it for consideration at the next meeting of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, informs the press service of the EEC.
17.05.2013
Alexander Lukashenko: Belarus is ready to consider the issue of Russian oil and gas supply increase
On May 16th President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko had a meeting with President of OJSC Oil Company “Rosneft” Igor Sechin and President of OJSC Oil Company “RussNeft” Mikhail Gutseriev.
16.05.2013
New Missile Defense Systems Developed in Russia
Vladimir Putin has held a meeting with the leaders of the Ministry of Defence devoted to the development of new missile defense systems, informs the press service of the President of the Russian Federation.
15.05.2013
Russian public associations carrying out search work can count on governmental assistance
The meeting took place on 6th May, 2013 in Krasnogorsk, Moscow region. Following its results Dmitry Medvedev gave the following assignments...
15.05.2013
Head of Russian church chanted first in history patriarchal liturgy in China
At the ancient Red Fanza Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill has chanted the first in history Patriarchal Liturgy in China.
13.05.2013
320 veterans to improve their health at Belarusian health resorts using Union State budget funds
It is planned that in 2013 more than 320 disabled war veterans and war veterans of the Great Patriotic War will improve their health at Belarusian health resorts. Parechie, Zhuravushka and Sosnovy Bor health resorts are to welcome 100 veterans.
10.05.2013
Belarus received 3.8 times more Russian investment in the first quarter of 2013
In January - March 2013 the Republic of Belarus has received 1.14 billion U.S. dollars of foreign direct investment on a net basis ( discounting the debt to the direct investor for goods, works, services), stated the press service of the Government of Belarus.
06.05.2013
Belarusian Foreign Minister meets the Secretary General of the United Nations on May 13
On the 3d of May, 2013 meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makey with the Representative of the UNO in Belarus Sanaka Samarasinhoy took place, the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry reported.
06.05.2013
The head of the National Bank of Belarus: the question of the refinancing rate lowering will be considered next week
The issue of reducing of the refinancing rate will considered next week. This was announced by the Chairman of the National Bank Nadezhda Ermakova.
04.05.2013
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia V.Shirhanyan: Joining the Eurasian Union is more profitable than integration with Europe
Board member of the Social-Democratic Party "Hnchakyan", the former Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Vahan Shirkhanyan in the interview to the "Bulletin of the Caucasus" talks about the prospects of Armenian foreign policy.
04.05.2013
US-Russian exercise focused on interdiction of an airplane hijacked by terrorists will be held in August
An international conference on planning exercise "Vigilant Eagle - 2013" was held in the city of Colorado Springs (USA). The main point was to work out a set of measures to be taken by the Air Force of Russian, the United States and Canada incase an aircraft is hijacked by the terrorists, said "Interfax-AVN" in the Office of Press and Information Defense Ministry this Wednesday.
02.05.2013
Deputy State Secretary A.Kubrin: There are about 50 proposals to consider as possible Union State projects
On May 29th, 2013 Russia’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry is hosting a congress of the Business Council of Belarus and Russia, said Deputy State Secretary of the Union State Alexei Kubrin in an interview with soyuz.by. According to him, the establishment of the Business Council has been in progress for several months already and at the forthcoming meeting the leaders of the Council are going to present a plan of action in different areas of cooperation.
29.04.2013
In January-February 2013 Trade Turnover between Belarus and Russia Amounted to $6262 million
In January-February 2013 official trade turnover between Belarus and the Customs Union countries made 6,368 million, of which $ 6,262 million is the turnover with Russia.
29.04.2013
Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly Committee: Forum of Regions should give impetus to economic cooperation
In October 2013 the Upper Chamber of the Russian parliament, the Council of the Federation, and the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus are holding the first forum of regions in Mogilev, said Chairman of the Union State Parliamentary Assembly Committee on Foreign Policy Vladimir Senko in an interview with soyuz.by.
29.04.2013
State Duma Ratified Amendments to Russian-Belarusian Agreement on Uniform Migration Card
On April 26th the State Duma of the Russian Federation unanimously ratified the Protocol on Amendments to the Russian-Belarusian intergovernmental agreement on a uniform migration card. The protocol had been drawn up by the Belarusian party.
27.04.2013
S.Naryshkin: Public support for the Eurasian project is an answer to all enemies of integration
Eurasian economic integration is gaining strength, so now not only CIS countries but also the whole world display interest in this process, said Speaker Sergei Naryshkin opening the “parliamentary hearings” in the State Duma.
19.04.2013
Union State budget is a budget of development
n 2013 Russia and Belarus are to implement joint projects in the field of high technology, telecommunications, aerospace and other areas ca 2 billion rubles worth, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State.
16.03.2013
Belarus and Russia Sign Agreement on Cooperation in Antarctic
Belarus and Russia have signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the Antarctic. The relevant document was signed on March 15th in St. Petersburg at the end of the session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State.
16.03.2013