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Seven Union State Customs technical regulations on food products became effective on 1 July
On 1 July 2013 seven Union State Customs technical regulations relating to certain types of food products became effective, as was reported by the press service of the State Customs Committee of Belarus.
02.07.2013
Union State media report on discussions in Vologda of issues of strengthening the integration framework of the Union State
Between 3 - 5 July 2013 the International Scientific and Practical Conference on “Integration of the Structure the Union State as a Key Tool in the Implementation of the Security Policies of Russia and Belarus" will be held in Vologda.
02.07.2013
Inter-Academy Council on Issues of the Development of the Union State to be held in Vologda
Between 3 - 5 July 2013 the IX Meeting of Inter-Academy Council of Russia and Belarus will be held in Vologda to discuss issues of the development of the Union State.
02.07.2013
Between 1 - 10 July the Volograd region will host the “Slavonic Commonwealth 2013” international training event
Between 1-10 July the “Slavonic Commonwealth 2013” training event will be held in the Volgograd region at the 244th Armed Services Training Ground.
02.07.2013
Man in the risk society
This important topic became the subject of a discussion conducted in the Belarusian State University between prominent Russian and Belarusian scientists. The “round table” meeting was organised by the editorial board of “Sociology” magazine.
02.07.2013
Tyumen and Belarusians will develop a plan for celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Great Victory
‘We have much to learn from Belarus.’ This was the statement made by the Deputy Chairman of the Tyumen City Duma, Nikolay Romanov’ following a visit of the Tyumen Official Delegation to the Republic of Belarus.
01.07.2013
Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) monitors the use of technical regulation on the safety of consumer-industry products
The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) is monitoring the application of the technical regulations of the Customs Union “On the Safety of Consumer Industry Products”, as reported by the EEC press service.
01.07.2013
The Creation of a CTSO Anti-Drug Operations Centre will be discussed in Moscow
On 2 July a meeting was held, in Moscow, of the Steering Committee of the heads of the competent authorities of member-states of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) on combating the illegal drugs trade . It was headed by the Director of the Federal Drug Control Service of Russia, Viktor Ivanov.
01.07.2013
The International Festival of Slavic Unity-2013 was opened on the borders of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine
The formal opening of the International Festival of Slavic Unity-2013 was held on the borders of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine near the Friendship Monument, as reported by a BELTA correspondent.
01.07.2013
Metropolitan of Kiev Vladimir performed a liturgy at the Friendship Monument on the opening day of the International Festival of Unity of the Slavic Peoples
Metropolitan of Kiev Vladimir performed a liturgy at the Friendship Monument next to the border of Russia with Ukraine and Belarus on the opening day of the International Festival of Unity of the Slavic Peoples.
01.07.2013
Joint Russian and Belarusian student teams will start their work on 1 July in Belarus
On 1 July joint Russian and Belarusian teams of students will commence their activities in Belarus, as was reported to the BELTA correspondent by the Deputy Minister of Education, Viktor Yazhik.
01.07.2013
The graduation of students of the faculty of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus will be held on 28 June
On 28 June the sixth graduation of students of the faculty of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus was held in the main building of the Military Academy of Belarus in Minsk.
28.06.2013
Mikhail Myasnikovich met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Finland in the Republic of Belarus
On 27 June the Prime-Minister of the Republic of Belarus, Mikhail Myasnikovich, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland to the Republic of Lithuania and to the Republic of Belarus (concurrent) Harri Mäki-Reinikka, as reported by the Government's press service.
28.06.2013
Putin discussed the situation in Syria over the phone with Prime Minister of Turkey’ Erdogan
At the initiative of Turkey, Vladimir Putin and the Prime-Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the Syrian issue over the phone.
28.06.2013
Belarus and the Chelyabinsk region discussed joint plans for extending cooperation
On Thursday a working meeting was held between the Chairman of the Government of the Chelyabinsk region, Sergey Komyakov and a Belarusian delegation headed by the Minister of Trade, Valentin Chekanov. The participants discussed the options for cooperation between the South Urals and the Republic of Belarus.
28.06.2013
Students of the Suvorov Military and Cadet Schools of Belarus and Russia will spend holidays in Anapa
July and August 2013 will see the traditional Anapa holiday, the “Military and Patriotic Session for Students of the Suvorov Military (Nakhimov Naval) and Cadet Schools of Belarus and Russia”.
28.06.2013
Belarus has raised export duties for oil and petroleum products from 1 July
Export duties on oil and petroleum products have been increased in Belarus from 1 July. This was provided for by the Decree of the Council of Ministers No.541 dated 26 June 2013, as reported by the press-service of the Belarusian Government.
28.06.2013
Belarusian deputies ratified a document on the exchange of land plots with Russia
The House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus adopted a Draft Law on Ratification of the Protocol between the Government of Belarus and the Government of the Russian Federation to the Agreement between the Government of Belarus and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Mutual Transfer into Ownership and Lease of Land Plots, dated 26 May 2009.
27.06.2013
In Moscow the Military Committee of the CSTO discussed challenges and threats to military security
The second meeting of the Military Committee of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation was held in Moscow under the chairmanship of the Head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov. The heads of the general (main) staffs of the Armed Forces of the member-states of the CSTO, General Secretary of the CSTO, Nikolay Bordyuzha, and Deputy General Secretary of the CSTO, Valery Semerikov took part.
27.06.2013
Official visit of the President of Belarus to Kazakhstan is planned for autumn 2013
An official visit of the President of Belarus to Kazakhstan is planned for the autumn of 2013, as was announced by Ergali Bulegenov, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Belarus, at the press conference in the BELTA Press Centre.
27.06.2013