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Grigory Rapota: Creation of joint holdings in the Union State is a slow process
The Union State is effectively developing trade and economic relations which have become the basis for the Customs Union. However the process of creating joint holding companies is slow. This was announced by Grigory Rapota, the Secretary of the Union State, at the ‘Information Image of the Union State’ media forum-seminar, held in Moscow.
29.10.2013
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
Calling to coram
Olga Golubtsova, a consultant with ‘Modern Media’, reports that a four day press tour through Belarus for Russian journalists has ended with a press conference by Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Belarus.
28.10.2013
The Directorate for Construction of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant is granted its licence to build the nuclear reactor of the first power-generating unit
As reported by BELTA, the Directorate’s official website states that the Directorate for the Construction of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant has been granted a licence to build the nuclear reactor of the first power-generating unit.
28.10.2013
The CIS declares 2014 the ‘Year of Tourism’ and 2015 the ‘Year of the Veterans of Great Patriotic War’
The year 2014 has been declared the ‘Year of Tourism’ while 2015 will be the ‘Year of the Veterans of the Great Patriotic War’ in the CIS countries. The decision was adopted at the CIS Summit in Minsk, as reported by BELTA.
28.10.2013
Alexey Likhachev: High-level discussions at the Minsk summits were profound and meaningful
Following the meetings held in Minsk on 24 and 25 October, Alexei Likhachev, the Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, told BELTA that the high-level discussions held at the Minsk summits were profound and meaningful.
28.10.2013
Interpol sends a special group to Belarus for the duration of the Ice Hockey World Championship
Interpol will send the IMEST (Major Event Support Team) to Belarus for the duration of the Ice Hockey World Championship in Minsk (9-25 May 2014). This decision is recorded a the Memorandum of Understanding signed by Major General Ihar Shunevich, the Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs, and Ronald K. Noble, the Interpol Secretary General, at the 82nd session of the General Assembly of the International Criminal Police Organisation – Interpol, in Cartagena (Columbia). BELTA learned this from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus.
28.10.2013
Vladimir Matusevich: The Union State competition for writers unlocks talent from the provinces
“The Union State competition for writers has unlocked the talents of the provinces.” This was the opinion voiced by Vladimir Matusevich, the Deputy Minister of Information of Belarus, at the awards ceremony for the winners of the ‘Bridge of Friendship 2012’ Competition for young writers from the Union State.
28.10.2013
Union State parliamentarians to discuss issues related to environment, natural resources and disaster management
On 30 October Novopolotsk hosted a meeting of the Commission on Environment, Natural Resources and Disaster Management of the Parliamentary Assembly. It was attended by the members of the Department for Ecology, Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of the Parliamentary Assembly Scientific Advisory Board as well as by representatives of the relevant ministries of Belarus and Russia and of various local authorities.
25.10.2013
Belarus develops a system for the popularisation of reading
During the awards ceremony for the winners of the ‘Bridge of Friendship’ competition for young writers from the Union State, Boris Svetlov, the Minister of Culture of Belarus, said that, as part of the ‘Year of the Book’, the Ministries of Culture, Education and Information of Belarus and the Union of Writers of Belarus had developed a system to popularise reading in the Republic.
25.10.2013
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
Belarus implements programme for creating unmanned aircraft systems
About 30 different development works will be performed within the Belarusian programme for creating unmanned aerial surveillance, supervision and monitoring systems during the period from 2011 until 2015.
25.10.2013
Belarus pays another EUR 84.4 million to cover the IMF stand-by loan
The Ministry of Finance reports that Belarus is honouring its obligation to repay a standby loan provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by transferring SDR 54.7 million (EUR 84.4 million) as the latest in a series of installments to repay the principal sum.
24.10.2013
Winners of the ‘Young Journalists of the Union State of Belarus and Russia’ competition are rewarded in Moscow
One hundred and ten thousand letters about friendship.
24.10.2013
Grigory Rapota gives interview to the ‘Voice of Russia Radio Station
In his interview with the ‘Voce of Russia’ Radio Station Grigory Rapota, the Secretary of the Union State, who took part in the 2nd Eurasian forum ‘Innovation and International Integration’ in Verona, commented on Russian-Belarusian relations.
24.10.2013
Equipment used at the Belarusian NPP is made in Belarus
Around 95% of the equipment in use at the Belarusian nuclear power plant construction site was made in Belarus. This was announced today. during an online conference, by Yury Pustovoi, the Head of the Nizhny Novgorod Engineering Company ‘Atomenergoproyekt in Belarus’ who is also the Director of Construction for the Belarusian NPP.
24.10.2013
Russian party assesses progress at the Belarusian NPP construction site as satisfactory
The main construction works at the Belarusian nuclear power plant (NPP) are expected to start in November. This was the message from Yury Pustovoi, the Head of the Nizhny Novgorod Engineering Company ‘Atomenergoproyekt in Belarus’ who is also the Director of Construction for the Belarusian NPP. He made the statement today, during an on-line conference on the BELTA website,
24.10.2013
Alexey Vlasov: Minsk is benefiting from integration with the Customs Union
In his interview with the Internet Portal ‘Deutsche Welle’ (23 October 2013) Alexey Vlasov, the Head of the Information and Analysis Centre for the Study of the Post-Soviet Space, explained the reasons for the geopolitical choice of Minsk.
24.10.2013
The State Military Industrial Committee showcases future trends in military hardware at Moscow exhibition
Companies which are part of the State Military Industrial Committee of Belarus are taking part in the 17th international State security exhibition ‘Interpolitex 2013’. BELTA learned this from Vladimir Lavrenyuk,, a representative of the State Military Industrial Committee for Information and Communications.
23.10.2013
Belarus generally sees the ‘shadow’ of its Soviet past. It would be more useful to look to the future
When my modem young friends left for Belarus on holiday I told them they were crazy. At 35 – 40, one shouldn’t still be longing for a return of the Soviet Union. An invitation to join the presidential press tour allowed me to understand that, in fact, this was not a longing for the good old days of the Soviet Union but a dream of decent living conditions in one’s native country.
23.10.2013