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Ministers of Interior Affairs of the CIS countries meet in Astana
A session of the Council of Ministers of Interior Affairs of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Astana on 10 September 2013.
09.09.2013
Irkutsk hosts meeting of the Interstate Council for Anti-Monopoly Policy
On 10 September, at the Baikal Business Centre in Irkutsk, a meeting was held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Inter-State Council for Anti-Monopoly Policy.
09.09.2013
Belarus has reliable partners in Central Asia
BELTA reports that, at a ceremony to mark Tajikistan’s Independence Day, Alexander Gurianov, the Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that Tajikistan is a trustworthy partner of Belarus in Central Asia.
06.09.2013
Help to our Russian brothers
By order of Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Belarus, Belarus will airlift humanitarian aid to the flood-stricken Amur Region today.
06.09.2013
Mutually beneficial cooperation
At the Belarusian-Mongolian Forum in Ulan Bator, on 5 September, Mikhail Myasnikovich, the Prime Minister of Belarus, said that Belarus is ready to create favourable conditions for the development of business in Mongolia and it is relying on a similar level of support from its partner in this.
06.09.2013
Belarusian and Russian students take part in summer work project in Yamal
This summer Belarusian and Russian student summer work groups were involved in the all-Russia ‘Bovanenkovo’ students’ construction project in Yamal.
06.09.2013
Belarus creates a trading unit to coordinate potash fertilizer export
According to Order No. 399 signed by Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Belarus, on Thursday, Belarus will create its own potash fertilizer trading unit.
06.09.2013
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
Belarusian air defence units shoot well at Ashuluk
Representatives of the Belarusian Defence Ministry have told BELTA that Belarusian air defence units have successfully completed their battle exercises at Ashuluk.
05.09.2013
Development Bank of Belarus is assigned a credit rating
A BELTA correspondent has learned from the press service of the JSC Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus, that the Standard & Poor's international rating agency has assigned credit ratings of 'B+' for its long-term, and 'B' for its short- term foreign and local currency issuer activities. The outlook is given as ‘positive’.
05.09.2013
China thanks Belarus for solid support
China is grateful to Belarus for the solid support it provides on issues of key Chinese interest. This was according to a statement made by Liu Yunshan, a member of the Permanent Committee of the Politburo and of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee, when he met with Anatoly Rubinov, the Chairman of the Council of the Republic of Belarus.
05.09.2013
Union State to introduce a single register for stroke patients
In association with neurologists and neurosurgeons the Union State is planning to set up a unified registry of stroke patients. This was reported by Andrey Tanin, the Director of the Republican Scientific and Practical Centre of Neurology and Neurosurgery, at a meeting with Russian and Belarusian journalists held as part of the specialist-media tour.
05.09.2013
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
Between January and July Belarus increased exports to Russia
Between January and July 2013 Belarus exported USD 9,605.7 million worth of goods to Russia - up by 5.7% from the same period of 2012. This has been reported to BELTA by the National Statistics Committee of Belarus.
04.09.2013
The first train carrying Russian troops arrives in Belarus to take part in the Zapad 2013 (West 2013) Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise
The final preparations for the ‘West 2013’ Belarusian-Russian strategic army exercise have been completed.
04.09.2013
Belarusian and Russian scientists to establish a centre for stem cell biotechnology
Belarusian and Russian scientists are currently working on a project to establish a centre for stem cells biotechnology. Vasily Zharko, the Minister of Health, announced this at a press conference.
04.09.2013
Zhores Alferov: Nobel Peace Prize winners should spearhead a campaign to revoke Obama’s Peace Prize
Zhores Alferov, a Nobel Physics Prize Winner and Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is urging Nobel Peace Prize winners to initiate a campaign to rescind the Nobel Peace Prize that was awarded to Barack Obama, President of the USA. He announced this in a video link between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
04.09.2013
Belarusian railway increases cargo traffic along the Chongqing (China) - Duisburg (Germany) rail route
Belarusian Railways is continuing to implement a project for cargo transportation using container trains on the Chongqing (China) – Duisburg (Germany) railway. Cargo traffic along this route increased by 12.3%, up to 1,704 containers carried between January and July.
03.09.2013
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