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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
From 1 October loans in rubles will be granted to Belarusian banks on more favorable terms as compared with foreign currency ones
From 1 October, when Resolution No. 353 of the ‘Management of the National Bank as of 10 June 2013’ enters into force, loans in rubles will be granted to Belarusian banks on more favorable terms as compared with those in foreign currency.
23.07.2013
Vietnam plans to buy 20 Belarusian radar units
The Vietnamese Air Force plans to buy RV-01 Vostok mobile solid-state digital 2-dimensional VHF radar units manufactured in Belarus, as reported by the Centre for Analysis of the World Arms Trade, referring to sources in Vietnam and Taiwan.
23.07.2013
Bryansk Region views Belarus as a partner, not a rival
The Bryansk Region views Belarus as a partner, not as a rival. So said Nikolay Denin, the Governor of the Russian Region, as he met with a Belarusian delegation led by Leonid Zayats, Agriculture and Food Minister of Belarus, in Bryansk at the end of last week. BELTA learned this from the press service of the Belarusian Embassy in Russia.
23.07.2013
Presentation of diplomas to the nominees for the Union State Awards
Special diplomas confirming their nomination for honorary awards were presented to nominees for 2013/2014 Union State Awards for Literature and Art in Moscow on 23 July.
23.07.2013
Heads of customs services of Belarus and Lithuania meet at the Kamenny Log crossing point
A meeting of the heads of the customs services of Belarus and Lithuania took place at the Kamenny Log crossing point in Minsk on 19 July, as reported by the press service of the State Customs Committee of Belarus.
22.07.2013
Zabaikalye Territory and Belarus are on the way to mutually beneficial business relations
On 22 July, Alexey Shemetov, Acting First Deputy Chairman of the Government of Zabaikalye Territory, had a meeting with a delegation from the Republic of Belarus, at which the advantages of bilateral cooperation were discussed.
22.07.2013
Putin prays in Kiev and meets with Yanukovich
Putin will grant seven orders and a Certificate of Merit on Baptism of Rus Day.
22.07.2013
Consultations between Belarusian and Japanese ministries of foreign affairs in Minsk
Consultations between the ministries of foreign affairs of Belarus and Japan took place in Minsk on 19 July, as reported by the Information Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus.
22.07.2013
Forthcoming publication of a directory of the names of states and territories of the world
The State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus is preparing for the publication of a handbook giving the names of states and territories of the world. A BELTA reporter has learnt from the State Committee that this guide was designed by the State Centre for Cartographic-Geodetic Materials and Data of the Republic of Belarus. Moreover, at the time of writing, the text has already been agreed by the Belarusian State University, the Interior Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, the National Academy of Sciences and the companies: Belkartografiya and Belgeodesia.
22.07.2013
Young partisan Natasha
‘Victory Day, it's been so far away,
Like an ember dwindling in the fading fire…
There were miles, burnt and covered in dust,
This day, we hastened it the best we could…’
22.07.2013
Government of Moldova approves ratification of the agreement on collaboration between CIS countries in combatting terrorism
The Cabinet of Ministers of Moldova has approved the draft law on ratification of the agreement on collaboration for training specialist antiterrorist units at educational institutions in the CIS countries. Additionally they agreed on collaboration between the CIS countries for material and technical support for the competent bodies engaged in the struggle against terrorism and other violent extremist activities. Both documents had been signed in the course of a meeting of the Council of the Heads of the CIS Countries in Ashkhabad on 5 December 2012.
19.07.2013
Belarus bans pork from the Rostov Region of Russia
Belarus has banned the supply of pork from the Rostov Region of Russia, as reported by the Veterinary and Food Supervision Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Belarus.
19.07.2013
Police and Federal Security Service of Russia terminate weapons supply chain from Belarus
The Russian police and Federal Security Service carried out a special operation to eliminate the criminal groups involved in the smuggling of arms and ammunition. Amongst the people arrested was a Belarusian national.
19.07.2013