The Union State’s Teleradiocompany has prepared three public service advertising videos by the new television season. These videos are aimed at establishing a close relationship between Russians and Belarusians. The project producers are Igor Ugolnikov and Yury Groerov, the heads of the Union State TRC. The videos present the history of Russians and Belarusians and show their historical and spiritual affinity.
13.09.2013
On 13 September 2013 a celebratory assembly in honour of the Belarusian Republican Pioneer Organisation was held at the Square of the National Flag of Belarus. This was reported during a press conference by the Chairman of the Central Board of the Belarusian Republican Pioneer Organisation, Victoria Mennanova
13.09.2013
On 8 September regional elections took place in many cities and villages across Russia. Citizens from almost all regions of the country elected authorities at various levels. A total of 44,000 polling stations were open (compared with 100,000 open during the federal elections).
13.09.2013
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
At a press conference devoted to the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, Andrey Pilipchuk, the Head of the Department for Impact Regulation on Air and the Ozone Layer of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, reported that Belarus has not produced any ozone-depleting substances since 2001.
13.09.2013
The press service of the Eurasian Economic Commission has reported that the Eurasian Economic Commission has submitted for discussion some draft amendments to the CU technical regulations on the safety of packaging, machines and equipment.
13.09.2013
Yury Zhadobin, Minister of Defence of Belarus, has announced that the operation of the united regional air defence system of Belarus and Russia is an example of successful cooperation between the two countries in the military sphere.
12.09.2013
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
Alexander Lukashenko, the President of the Republic of Belarus, has sent anniversary greetings to People’s Artist of the USSR, Tatiana Doronina.
12.09.2013
Yulia Ivanova, the acting Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Board of the Non-Governmental Belarusian Republican Pioneer Organisation (BRPO), has told a BELTA correspondent that the Dorogami Pobedy patriotic project will start, today, in the Vitebsk Region.
12.09.2013
On 10 September Union State Day was celebrated as part of the ‘In Honour of the Fatherland!’ patriotic gathering of Union State students. Grigory Rapota, Secretary of the Union State, congratulated the young students.
11.09.2013
A Belarusian Railways delegation took part in the EXPO 1520, 4 International Exposition of Railway Machinery and Technology, which was held on the site of the VNIIZHT Experimental Rail Ring, in Moscow between 11 - 14 September. The delegation was headed by Vladimir Morozov, the Head of Belarusian Railways.
10.09.2013
Mikhail Myasnikovich, the Prime Minister of Belarus and Chairman of the Republican Steering Committee for preparation and implementation of important anniversary events, chaired the first meeting of the Committee as it prepares for the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis, and the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War.
10.09.2013
During his visit to the Vayar Military Information Agency of the Republic of Belarus the Secretary of the Union State, Grigory Rapota, announced that Russia and Belarus will both use the GLONASS satellite system for economic and security purposes.
10.09.2013
Alexander Sinaisky, the Secretary of the Council of Defence Ministers of the CIS Countries, has reported that the details of the new united air defence system for the CIS countries is expected to be ready by the spring of 2014. His announcement was made following the results of the 39th meeting of the Coordination Committee for Air Defence of the CIS Countries, which was held today in Moscow.
10.09.2013
Near-hysteria over the potential destructive forces is periodically observed around the Russian-designed nuclear power plants (NPPs) being built in Belarus. Meanwhile, as world experience has shown, city dwellers are ready, not only to accept nuclear power plants, but may actually pray for them. At the beginning of this year, in the run up to the Nuclear Power Referendum, a rally in defence of nuclear power plants was held in Belene, Bulgaria, and it included a special intercessory prayer service.
10.09.2013
The 1520 Strategic Partnership’ Central and Eastern Europe international railway business forum will be held in Belarus on 10 October with the support of Belarusian Railways and Russian Railways. The forum will include representatives from the national railway companies of the CIS countries and the European Union, international organisations and the relevant State administration bodies.
10.09.2013
A unified centre for the receipt and processing of clams from Belarusian toll road user has been set up at Belautostrada. BELTA has learned this from the press service of BelToll, the national electronic toll collection system for Belarusian highways.
09.09.2013
In the near future the State Customs Committee of Belarus will host a meeting of the Belarusian customs authorities, representatives of the Podlaskie Voivodeship and of the Polish Customs Service. The meeting will discuss urgent issues concerning the implementation of the international technical assistance projects for both the construction of the Polovtsy check-point on the Polish side and the construction of the Peschatka check-point on the Belarusian side.
09.09.2013
Irina Narkevich, Deputy Minister of Trade of Belarus, stated at a press conference that a new version of the law on the sale of alcoholic beverages will come into force in Belarus on 30 December 2013.
09.09.2013