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31 Aug 2016
Ambassador: Belarus, Vietnam can reach bilateral trade target of $500 million Ambassador: Belarus, Vietnam can reach bilateral trade target of $500 million
“Our countries are situated far from each other. To reduce the prices for products, it was decided to create joint manufactures in Vietnam. Belarus will supply us with vehicle kits and we will assemble them. There are plans to sell finished products both in Vietnam and also in the ASEAN countries,” Le Anh said...
30 Aug 2016
Belarus ready to discuss any topical issues with OSCE Belarus ready to discuss any topical issues with OSCE
“Belarus is interested in establishing full trust in our country and other member states,” stated the Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus as he met with special coordinator of the OSCE short-term observer mission, Vice President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Kent Harstedt...
30 Aug 2016
Gagiyev: Every third Belarusian placed in top eight in Rio Gagiyev: Every third Belarusian placed in top eight in Rio
"I would like to note that 25 Belarusian athletes ranked 4th-8th in Rio. This is a good result. Almost every third athlete from Belarus placed in the top eight at the 2016 Games,” noted Alexander Gagiyev...
30 Aug 2016
Kent Harstedt: Election process in Belarus becomes more open Kent Harstedt: Election process in Belarus becomes more open
The special coordinator highlighted the high level of cooperation between the CEC and the OSCE mission, drawing attention to the fact that inviting international observers to monitor elections is important...
29 Aug 2016
Margvelashvili: Georgia remains committed to cooperation with Belarus Margvelashvili: Georgia remains committed to cooperation with Belarus
The Georgian President noted that the two countries enjoy friendly relations which were given a significant boost following the visit of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to Georgia in 2015...
29 Aug 2016
Ambassador: Kazakhstan will support all Belarus' initiatives in UNSC Ambassador: Kazakhstan will support all Belarus' initiatives in UNSC
"Positions of Belarus and Kazakhstan are similar on many security issues. I talked about this with the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus. Kazakhstan will support all the initiatives of Belarus relating to the Security Council agenda,” said Yergali Bulegenov...
29 Aug 2016
Belarus guarantees most favorable conditions for Chinese companies Belarus guarantees most favorable conditions for Chinese companies
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with the delegation of the People’s Government of Hunan Province (China) led by Changsha Mayor Hu Henghua and Zoomlion President Zhan Chunxin...
26 Aug 2016
Poroshenko: Minsk Agreement is the only way for peaceful settlement of Ukraine’s conflict Poroshenko: Minsk Agreement is the only way for peaceful settlement of Ukraine’s conflict
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said during his meeting with Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei in Kiev...
26 Aug 2016
Buzovsky: The government hopes for more initiatives from the youth Buzovsky: The government hopes for more initiatives from the youth
“The focus on young people in Belarus justifies itself. It shows that there are concrete results in the youth and social policy, sport and the education system,” said Igor Buzovsky...
26 Aug 2016
Makei: No unresolved issues between Belarus and Ukraine Makei: No unresolved issues between Belarus and Ukraine
“We are bound by economic interests. I should say that there are no unresolved issues between our countries. We have always been able to find mutually acceptable solutions to the difficult issues that sometimes arise. This is why today we can speak with confidence about a mature partnership between our nations"...
26 Aug 2016
Belarus seen as good neighbor of Ukraine Belarus seen as good neighbor of Ukraine
“We want to sincerely thank the Republic of Belarus, who is our good neighbor and who supports the territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine, for providing a neutral platform to discuss the important issues of the peaceful settlement of the situation in Donbass,” Irina Gerashchenko said...
26 Aug 2016
Poland suggests visa-free regime for Belarusian Brest, Grodno Poland suggests visa-free regime for Belarusian Brest, Grodno
Krzysztof Kwiatkowski, President of the Supreme Audit Office of Poland, told reporters...
24 Aug 2016
Svetlov: Every piece of information on whereabouts of St. Euphrosyne Cross thoroughly checked Svetlov: Every piece of information on whereabouts of St. Euphrosyne Cross thoroughly checked
“Once there is new information about where the Cross can be, we immediately check and verify it. But so far none of the versions has been confirmed,” he said. According to the minister, the latest version, which came up about six months ago, involved the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergious where the cross was allegedly seen"...
24 Aug 2016
Unified law on investment operations to improve investment climate in Belarus Unified law on investment operations to improve investment climate in Belarus
Mikhail Myasnikovich stressed that investments represent a high priority for Belarus’ development and are viewed as one of the sources for raising the GDP. The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly has already done some work to analyze the relevant legislation...
24 Aug 2016
Increase in the number of tourists to the Augustow Canal will promote services sector Increase in the number of tourists to the Augustow Canal will promote services sector
“The so-called visa-free zone includes not only the Augustow Canal itself, but also the entire Grodno District and, of course, the old city of Grodno. It places special responsibility on us"...
23 Aug 2016
NBRB: Confidence in Belarusian banks inside the country and outside NBRB: Confidence in Belarusian banks inside the country and outside
"Banks do not reduce the resource base. They have been increasing it using the funds of non-residents. People in Belarus also have confidence in the banking system. This can be illustrated by the certain dynamics in the volume of people’s deposits,” Pavel Kallaur said
23 Aug 2016
Cui Qiming: Belarus, China committed to strengthening comprehensive strategic partnership Cui Qiming: Belarus, China committed to strengthening comprehensive strategic partnership
"The peoples of China and Belarus are bound by sincere friendship. During the 24 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, our cooperation has been developing dynamically and steadily. Now we are firmly following the course defined by our national leaders"...
22 Aug 2016
Belarus, Georgia working on reaching $200m in mutual trade Belarus, Georgia working on reaching $200m in mutual trade
“Active steps have been taken to achieve the goal. In 2016 there is confidence that these figures are attainable. Concrete results have already been produced,” David Kotaria said...
22 Aug 2016
Participants of European Rabbis Conference hail interfaith accord in Belarus Participants of European Rabbis Conference hail interfaith accord in Belarus
Belarus’ Commissioner for Religious and Ethnic Affairs Leonid Gulyako told after his meeting with Jewish religious figures in Liozno...
18 Aug 2016
Advancement of Belarusian-Chinese relations praised Advancement of Belarusian-Chinese relations praised
“We believe that interaction between the Belarusian and Chinese nations have very broad prospects. We are confident in even brighter future of our cooperation,” said Meng Jianzhu...
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