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9 Aug 2019
Belarus’ ambassador to Israel calls to fine-tune visa waiver enforcement Belarus’ ambassador to Israel calls to fine-tune visa waiver enforcement
“Abolishing the visa requirements, according to our estimates, gave a great boost to the entire set of bilateral relations. In a sense, it became a symbol of mutual confidence, created a favorable atmosphere for contacts in different areas and stimulated the interest in visiting the friendly country, learning more about it”...
9 Aug 2019
Belarus PM on key goals for EAEU: equal business conditions, common markets Belarus PM on key goals for EAEU: equal business conditions, common markets
“We need to continue working to create equal business doing conditions in the Eurasian Economic Union. We are gradually learning to make decisions of national level keeping in mind our commitments to the EAEU. This is an achievement”...
8 Aug 2019
Call for Belarus, Russia to prompt harmonization of legislations Call for Belarus, Russia to prompt harmonization of legislations
The chairman of the Council of the Republic emphasized the importance of harmonizing the national legislations of the two countries within the framework of the Union State...
8 Aug 2019
Promising areas of Belarus’ cooperation with EU outlined Promising areas of Belarus’ cooperation with EU outlined
According to Irina Kostevich, the ministry’ cooperation with the European Union as part of international technical aid projects has been fruitful. The head of the European Union delegation to Belarus has played a major role in it...
8 Aug 2019
Belarus wants to see more investment from UK Belarus wants to see more investment from UK
British business ranks in the top three investors in the Belarusian economy. As of today the investment portfolio is pretty big. “But we would like to see more investors in pharmaceutics, mechanical engineering, and power engineering”...
7 Aug 2019
Opinion: Belarus needs ultra-modern swimming pool Opinion: Belarus needs ultra-modern swimming pool
“Belarus should have an ultramodern world-class swimming pool to host competitions and train athletes. The national swimming team constantly moves from one facility to another, it needs a permanent residence"...
7 Aug 2019
Belarus eager to facilitate EU's closer ties with other EAEU countries Belarus eager to facilitate EU's closer ties with other EAEU countries
Belarus hopes that European institutions will continue supporting bilateral inter-parliamentary contacts with the EU countries. Mikhail Myasnikovich cited Poland, Austria, Germany and Italy as an example...
7 Aug 2019
Fionna Gibb: I have fallen in love with Belarus Fionna Gibb: I have fallen in love with Belarus
"I really like your country. I lived in Ukraine, Germany, Canada, Turkey, Iraq, Yemen and Kenya… Now I am living in Belarus, and so far this is the country I love most. It was a great honor for me to work here as an ambassador"...
7 Aug 2019
Ambassador: Belarus attracts increasing interest from Georgian business Ambassador: Belarus attracts increasing interest from Georgian business
"Culture opens the road for economy. Tbilisoba festival is not an exception. It helps develop the economy of our countries. Belarus has become a modern trend for Georgian businessmen, for investment. Belarusian businessmen come to us too"...
7 Aug 2019
Wiktorin: EU keen to develop full cooperation with Belarus Wiktorin: EU keen to develop full cooperation with Belarus
“We want to develop cooperation in all avenues. The European Union acknowledges and recognizes the constructive position of Belarus on the settlement of the crisis in Ukraine”...
7 Aug 2019
Lukashenko: Brexit is a great loss for the EU, but beneficial for bilateral ties Lukashenko: Brexit is a great loss for the EU, but beneficial for bilateral ties
He pointed to tremendous opportunities for cooperation taking into consideration Belarus’ membership in the Eurasian Economic Union. "We would like to be more visible for the UK"...
7 Aug 2019
Lukashenko hopes for UK support in advancing Belarus-United States relations Lukashenko hopes for UK support in advancing Belarus-United States relations
“You have great relations with the United States. I wish this relations were somehow projected on Belarus. I think you will be able to help us,” the head of state said...
6 Aug 2019
Minsk Dialogue forum to focus on European security amid global militarization Minsk Dialogue forum to focus on European security amid global militarization
Explaining the choice of this year’s forum’s topic, the expert noted that it may look excessively dramatized but it is the situation Belarus and other countries are in...
6 Aug 2019
Future stadium, swimming pool in Minsk to meet FIFA, FINA standards Future stadium, swimming pool in Minsk to meet FIFA, FINA standards
"Technical economic aid will come from China. A Chinese company will be the general contractor. Chinese companies, which have come up with an exclusive solution, will be the designers. The world has not seen such civil engineering and functionality solutions yet"...
6 Aug 2019
Mogherini set to visit Belarus in October Mogherini set to visit Belarus in October
Andrea Wiktorin noted that high-level visits to Belarus have become more frequent, the country is active in the Eastern Partnership and Brussels appreciates this very much...
6 Aug 2019
Belarus government eager to sign visa facilitation agreement with EU in autumn Belarus government eager to sign visa facilitation agreement with EU in autumn
Sergei Rumas said: “I think we will complete all the intrastate approval procedures by autumn. I strongly hope that the agreement will be signed in autumn. At least the Belarusian side will do its best to make it happen”...
6 Aug 2019
CEC: Some Br23m to be earmarked for parliamentary elections in Belarus CEC: Some Br23m to be earmarked for parliamentary elections in Belarus
The matter is about both the elections to the House of Representatives and also the elections to the Council of the Republic, she clarified...
5 Aug 2019
European Investment Bank might open office in Belarus European Investment Bank might open office in Belarus
However, if we look at the dynamics of relations with Belarus and if we look ahead (we believe we will invest in Belarus €200-300 million at the minimum every year), this matter is worth considering and the Bank’s top executives will work on it this year...
5 Aug 2019
Possible date for presidential election in Belarus named Possible date for presidential election in Belarus named
“The presidential campaign is likely to take place within the period determined by the Constitution. The last possible Sunday is 30 August 2020. I believe this will be the date for the presidential election in Belarus”...
1 Aug 2019
Mirziyoyev impressed by rapid growth of Belarusian Hi-Tech Park Mirziyoyev impressed by rapid growth of Belarusian Hi-Tech Park
The parties discussed a possibility to provide advanced training to IT specialists from Uzbekistan. EPAM announced its readiness to run such training programs...
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