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Tver State Technical University to cooperate with Belarusian National Technical University
The 9th International Conference on Social, economic and ecological problems in the mining, construction and energy industries took place in Minsk between 29 and 31 October. The Conference was held at the main technical university of Belarus – the Belarusian National Technical University. The Conference was attended by scientists from the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Kazakhstan, Tadjikistan, Uzbekistan and other CIS and non-CIS countries.
08.11.2013
Smolensk and Mogilev Regions extend cultural cooperation
How should the Smolensk Region and the Mogilev Region develop their cultural cooperation? Vladimir Kononov, the Head of the Department for Culture and Tourism of the Smolensk Region reported that this issue was discussed during the round table: ‘The Union State: Cross-border cooperation between the Smolensk Region and the Republic of Belarus’.
06.11.2013
MAZ exhibits its vehicle vehicles for Sochi
The Minsk Automobile Plant has exhibited a sample of the vehicles which it hopes will soon be on the roads in Sochi. The Sochi authorities plan to acquire 355 more new buses by the end of the year, ahead of the Olympics. There will be 127 large capacity buses while the rest will be of medium capacity. They will replace older public service vehicles. The city authorities are currently deciding on their supplier.
29.10.2013
Novgorod Region actively cooperates with Belarus
The Economic Committee of the Novgorod Region has published the results of its foreign economic activity for the first six months of 2013.
25.10.2013
Belarusian-made machines are presented at seminar in the Smolensk Region
On 17 October, a seminar was held to display Belarusian agricultural equipment at the LBR Agromarket site in Olsha (Smolensk Region). The presentation included high-powered wheeled and tracked tractors with a variety of sowing and harvesting units, together with special forestry, house-building utilities and road building equipment.
22.10.2013
Belarus and Tatarstan discuss ways to expand economic cooperation at a meeting in Kazan
The expansion of economic cooperation between Belarus and Tatarstan was discussed today at a meeting, in Kazan, between Igor Petrishenko, the Belarusian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia, and Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan. BELTA learned this from the press service of the Belarusian Embassy in Russia.
10.10.2013
Belarusian companies take part in the international trade fair in Bryansk
Belarusian companies took part in the ‘Autumn Horizons' international trade fair in Bryansk.
09.10.2013
Igor Golikov reports on implementation of the Programme for Cooperation between St. Petersburg and Belarus
At the sixth session of the Council for Business Cooperation between St. Petersburg and Belarus, Igor Golikov, the Vice Governor, reported on the Programme for trade, economic, research,technology, and for humanitarian cooperation between the Government of St. Petersburg and the Government of the Republic of Belarus for 2012-2016.
07.10.2013
St .Petersburg gets 20 new buses produced at the Minsk Automobile Plant
On Wednesday the Trety Park Transport Company of St. Petersburg received 20 new buses produced at the Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ), as reported by the press service of the Governor of St. Petersburg.
03.10.2013
Construction of the ‘Vitebsk Quarter’ starts in Smolensk
On 27 September near the village of Kiselevka (in Smolensk), the burying of a time-capsule marked the laying of the foundations of the ‘Vitebsk Quarter’ construction project. This residential district will be constructed by Belarusian experts. The project will involve the construction of 13 ten-storey buildings with a total floor area of 76,000 sq. m, with infrastructure facilities within the area of 7 ha.
02.10.2013
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
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
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
Gas to the Kaliningrad underground gas storage facility to be delivered via Belarusian pipeline
The Kaliningrad Region has commissioned the first stage of its underground gas storage facility. Gas will be delivered to the storage facility along the Minsk-Vilnius-Kaunas-Kaliningrad pipeline. BELTA has learned this from the Information Department of Gazprom.
24.09.2013
Trade between Belarus and the Smolensk Region increased 3.1 fold or USD 2.8 billion in January – July
The Smolensk Region Management Board has reported to journalists that the trade turnover between Belarus and the Smolensk Region increased 3.1 fold in January – July as compared with the same period of 2012, and reached USD 2.8 billion.
23.09.2013
Grigory Rapota highlights the active implementation of the project between Russian Electronics and Integral
The cooperation between Russian Electronics and Integral is one of the projects actively being implemented by the Union State. The Secretary of the Union State announced this at a briefing in Smolensk.
23.09.2013
Echoes of Belarus in the Tyumen Region
The distance between Minsk and Tyumen is about three thousand kilometres. Nevertheless the Belarusian language, as spoken before the revolution, can be heard in one of the districts of the Tyumen Region.
13.09.2013
Belarus bans pork imports from the Vladimir Region
Belarus has imposed a ban on the import of pork from the Vladimir Region of Russia due to the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the region. The directive is posted on the website of the Department of Veterinary and Food Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus.
04.09.2013
Belarus supplies buses to Severomorsk
Eleven MAZ buses have been supplied to the Severomorsk road transport company, a branch of the OJSC Murmanskavtotrans.
03.09.2013
MAZ buses to be shipped to cities in the Moscow Region
The Minsk Automobile Plant has won a tender for the supply of 20 buses to the Mostransavto State Unitary Enterprise for Road Passenger Transport of the Moscow Region. 10 MAZ 206 buses and 10 MAZ 226 buses will soon be used in the cities of the Moscow Region.
03.09.2013