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In 2013 the State Control Committee of Belarus has stopped the export of dairy products to Russia by three illicit companies
BELTA has learned from the press service of the President that the State Control Committee of Belarus has stopped the illegal activities of three shadow companies which have been exporting dairy products to Russia during 2013. Today, Alexander Yakobson, Chairman of the State Control Committee, reported to Alexander Lukashenko, the President, the implementation of Decree No. 488 ‘On a Range of Measures for the Prevention of Illegal Minimization of Tax Liability’ aimed at controlling false company structures.
26.07.2013
Statement by the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ryazan: Belarusian products preserve quality as their key advantage
Belarusian products have preserved quality as their key advantage. This was the opinion voiced by Tatiana Guseva, the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Ryazan Region, at the meeting of representatives of Belarusian and Ryazan business groups. The meeting was part of a working trip to Ryazan by Igor Petrishenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus in Russia.
26.07.2013
Project: Healthcare expenditure in the RF will be reduced to 3.3% of GDP by 2016
In the next few years the proportion of expenditure on healthcare in Russia, expressed as a percentage of GDP, will be reduced from 3.7% in 2013 to 3.3% of GDP in 2016, according to a draft outline of budgetary policy for next three years, seen by RIA Novosti.
26.07.2013
Chain of Belorusskoe Lukoshko stores to be established in Ryazan
BELTA has reported that the Belarusian company Belorusskoe Lukoshko plans to establish a chain of food stores in Ryazan, as was discussed today in the course of the visit of Igor Petrishenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus in Russia, to the Belorussky Trading House.
26.07.2013
Belarus restricts pork imports from the Pskov Region of Russia due to outbreak of African swine fever
Belarus has temporarily restricted imports of pork from Russia’s Pskov Region due to outbreaks of African swine fever. This has been reported by the Veterinary and Food Control Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
26.07.2013
“Feeding-stuff supplied from Russia undergoes strict control in Belarus”, - V. Pavlovsky
Feeding stuff and proteinaceous raw materials imported from Russia are undergoing strict controls in Belarus. This was reported at a press conference given by Vasily Pavlovsky, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of Belarus. He indicated that the cases of African swine fever (ASF) registered in Russia and Belarus were the reason behind the checks on materials used to produce animal-feed, being carried out by experts from the Veterinary and Food Control Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. There are certain types of feed intended for particular purposes which the cattle-breeding industry cannot do without.
25.07.2013
Belarusian dog experts study European experience in tracker-dog training
Belarusian dog experts are studying European experience in tracker-dog training during an international seminar held at the Smorgon border patrol unit. A BELTA correspondent learned this from Alexander Kolobov, Assistant Chief of Media Relations for the border patrol unit.
25.07.2013
Delegation from the Ministry of Energy of Belarus visits the Sverdlovsk Region
Between 22—24 July 2013 a delegation from the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Belarus, headed by Deputy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk, visited the Sverdlovsk Region, as reported by the press service of the Belarusian Embassy.
25.07.2013
Museums in Belarus, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine plan joint exhibition project
Museums in Belarus, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine are planning a joint exhibition project. Vladimir Prokoptsov, Director General of the National Art Museum of Belarus, told reporters this today at a major concert, the ‘Day of Culture of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania’.
25.07.2013
Milk is good for health
Will Belarus be able to help neighbouring countries eliminate their deficiency of milk products?
25.07.2013
Neman International Cycle Race to finish in Grodno
The Grodno City Executive Committee has informed a BELTA reporter that the 25th Neman International Cycle Race will end in Grodno on 28 July.
25.07.2013
Russian colleagues render assistance to EMERCOM of Belarus for international certification
The services which comprise the Emergency Control Ministry of Belarus are preparing to gain the certification needed to join the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) under the aegis of the UN. They are being helped by colleagues from Russia who have already received certification. This was reported by Vladimir Vashchenko, the Minister for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus, at a press conference today.
24.07.2013
Meeting of the Belarusian-Russian Joint Commission for Military and Technical Cooperation to convene on 25 – 26 July
The establishment of joint ventures, the supply of military products and collaboration within the framework of the Common Economic Space together with other topical issues were considered at the 14th session of the Belarusian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission for Military and Technical Cooperation which took place in Klimovsk in the Moscow Region of Russia, between 25 – 26 July. This was reported to BELTA by the State Defence Industries Committee of Belarus.
24.07.2013
V. Makey confirms fundamental of the approaches of Belarus to the development of relations with EU in Brussels
V. Makey, Head of the Foreign Service of Belarus, confirmed the fundamental approaches of Belarus to the development of relations with the European Union. He made reference to these during his report at the ministerial meeting of the “Eastern partnership” initiative in Brussels.
24.07.2013
Issues of humanitarian cooperation between CIS countries to be discussed in Minsk
Issues related to humanitarian cooperation between the CIS countries were discussed in Minsk today. As Sergei Lebedev, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the CIS, emphasised in his interview with reporters, cooperation in the humanitarian sphere was an important component of the Concept of Cooperation amongst the CIS Countries which was adopted in October 2007. He said that members of the Commonwealth of Independent States had delivered breakthroughs in this area over the last 5 years.
24.07.2013
Delegation from the Republic of Belarus offers new buses and trolleybuses to the Mayor's Office of Chita
The Mayor's Office of Chita welcomed a delegation from the Republic of Belarus headed by Grigory Zubkevich, Director of the Department of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Krasnoyarsk.
24.07.2013
"Slavianski Bazaar" and Russian Life
“Don’t go away, please stay with me…” cajoled Alexander Malining as he sang at the "Slavianski Bazaar” in Vitsebsk. As always, the public here was kind to the artist!. However there was no mysterious transformation, warming to the lives of others during the concert. The words of Stanislavsky “I don’t believe it” were be suitable for the occasion. The tragedy of life revealed by the great song turned into kitsch.
24.07.2013
Russian government approves a plan of action to implement the strategy of the State National Policy in the RF
The Russian government has approved a plan of action for the implementation of the state national policy strategy in the RF for the period up to 2025, as reported by the Cabinet of Ministers on its website.
23.07.2013
Committee on Economic Affairs under the CIS Economic Council considers a range of issues
The 7th meeting of the Committee on Economic Affairs under the CIS Economic Council was held at the CIS Executive Committee Department in Moscow on Monday. A representative of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Russian Federation took part in the activities of the Committee.
23.07.2013
All barriers to trade and economic activity in the Common Economic Space to be removed by 2015
All barriers to trade and economic activity in the Single Economic Space should be eliminated by 2015. Tatiana Valovaya, the Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission, said as she met with British journalists and experts in London, as reported by the press service of the European Economic Commission.
23.07.2013