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3 Oct 2019
Belarus invites Ukraine to step up cooperation in industry, agriculture Belarus invites Ukraine to step up cooperation in industry, agriculture
"Ukraine remains an important economic and trading partner for Belarus in various areas of mutual interest. We complement each other in the industrial sector, agriculture; we have common interests in transportation and logistics"...
3 Oct 2019
Call for stronger non-discriminatory Belarus-Russia economic ties Call for stronger non-discriminatory Belarus-Russia economic ties
Vladimir Zakharchuk stressed that he represents the department which is responsible for bilateral relations between Belarus and Russia, including interregional relations. These matters are also on the agenda of the Union State of Belarus and Russia...
3 Oct 2019
Ambassador: Belarus-Ukraine trade remains vibrant Ambassador: Belarus-Ukraine trade remains vibrant
"While our country is the fifth largest market for you, Ukraine is the second largest market for Belarus. We still have a free trade regime and no investment restrictions. We broadly use various dialogue platforms to facilitate bilateral cooperation"...
3 Oct 2019
Ambassador: Ukrainian business is becoming more active in Belarus Ambassador: Ukrainian business is becoming more active in Belarus
The ambassador welcomed vibrant interregional ties between the two countries and emphasized that the majority of people live in the regions, not in the capital city. “Cooperation in the manufacturing sector should be promoted at the level of regions,” the diplomat said...
3 Oct 2019
Belarus, Ukraine have big business-interregional cooperation potential Belarus, Ukraine have big business-interregional cooperation potential
According to Vladimir Ulakhovich, no big national project can be implemented without the participation of business. He emphasized a huge role of interregional cooperation in the development of relations between the two countries...
3 Oct 2019
UCCI president: Regional forum in Zhitomir will be rich in business contracts UCCI president: Regional forum in Zhitomir will be rich in business contracts
"During the 1st forum we signed business contracts worth some $100 million. The current forum promises to become even more fruitful. We are set to sign five times more contracts between businessmen of Ukraine and Belarus"...
2 Oct 2019
All conditions in place to expand Belarus-South Korea economic ties All conditions in place to expand Belarus-South Korea economic ties
“The Belarusian people treat their Motherland, family values and traditional way of life with great honor. Like the Koreans, we have carefully carried the love for the Motherland through the flames of numerous wars and trials”...
2 Oct 2019
Belarus-Russia team play ability revealed at army exercise Union Shield 2019 Belarus-Russia team play ability revealed at army exercise Union Shield 2019
Training goals of the regional military group have been achieved in full, Andrei Ravkov noted. “This exercise demonstrated that we can work, accomplish tasks, and understand each other in full at this level. We know our tasks,” he stressed...
2 Oct 2019
Call to use sovereign equality principle to develop Belarus-Russia integration roadmaps Call to use sovereign equality principle to develop Belarus-Russia integration roadmaps
Mikhail Myasnikovich remarked that the parliament’s work should take into account the guidelines on Belarus-Russia deeper integration formulated by the renewed action program...
2 Oct 2019
Belarus, China scaling up academic partnerships Belarus, China scaling up academic partnerships
Belarus-China academic partnerships are gaining momentum, Director of the Confucius Institute of Sinology at Belarusian State University (BSU), Professor Anatoly Tozik said as he met with Chinese students...
2 Oct 2019
Compliance of Belarusian nuclear power plant with modern safety requirements emphasized Compliance of Belarusian nuclear power plant with modern safety requirements emphasized
The official noted that the construction of the nuclear power plant in Belarus began in May 2012 but a lot of groundwork was done before that in 2008-2012. “Regulatory agencies were set up and the legislation based on IAEA documents was worked out”...
2 Oct 2019
Andreichenko: World needs uniting agenda like never before Andreichenko: World needs uniting agenda like never before
“We brought to the attention of our partners a new strategic initiative of the Belarusian head of state to set up “a belt of digital neighborliness”...
2 Oct 2019
Integration regarded as means to improve people’s living standards Integration regarded as means to improve people’s living standards
"These principles lay the basis for our cooperation with parliaments of other countries within such organizations as the CIS, the CSTO, and the Union State of Belarus and Russia"...
1 Oct 2019
Ambassador: Belarus, China advancing to new level of cooperation Ambassador: Belarus, China advancing to new level of cooperation
At present the two countries are advancing to a new stage of cooperation, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Cui Qiming told BelTA...
1 Oct 2019
Belarus president in favor of more efforts to develop trade inside Eurasian Economic Union Belarus president in favor of more efforts to develop trade inside Eurasian Economic Union
"I think before talking about the Eurasian Economic Union’s overall trade we should think about ways to find happiness inside the union, about ways to secure the largest profits from domestic trade"...
1 Oct 2019
Belarus president calls for political decision to dismantle barriers in EAEU Belarus president calls for political decision to dismantle barriers in EAEU
"We’ve invested the Eurasian Economic Commission with the authority to track goods and label them. The commission has to guarantee that these forward-looking proposals will not become another trade barrier"...
1 Oct 2019
Belarus suggests more active cooperation of EAEU with European Union, far-arc countries Belarus suggests more active cooperation of EAEU with European Union, far-arc countries
Aleksandr Lukashenko praised the advancement of cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union and third countries, including the development of a temporary agreement on creating a free trade zone with Iran and a package of agreements with Singapore...
1 Oct 2019
Belarus’ representative at Junior Eurovision aims for unforgettable show Belarus’ representative at Junior Eurovision aims for unforgettable show
"Choreography is the most important part of the show, because my song is very electrifying, cool even, something teenagers like very much. Some say that my performance reminds them of American singer Billie Eilish"...
1 Oct 2019
Makei unveils details of Belarus-Russia integration program Makei unveils details of Belarus-Russia integration program
“I want to say right away that in our view, the program itself poses no threat. Why? First of all, we proceed from the fact that sovereignty of our states should remain intact. In this case we talk about the sovereignty of the Republic of Belarus”...
30 Sep 2019
Belarus’ decision to stick to INF Treaty praised Belarus’ decision to stick to INF Treaty praised
The expert pointed out that Belarus had previously put forward initiatives involving a large number of parties, which views on security often fail to coincide. For instance, initiatives on resolving the situation in Ukraine, on resuming the Helsinki Process...
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