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2 May 2019
Belarus president in favor of decent organization of parliamentary elections Belarus president in favor of decent organization of parliamentary elections
“Don’t go far away from the pre-election campaign – together with public organizations, government agencies, political parties may play some role in the process regardless of whether they are opposition ones or, as we say, pro-government ones”...
2 May 2019
Lukashenko: Successful development of journalism crucial for information sovereignty of Belarus Lukashenko: Successful development of journalism crucial for information sovereignty of Belarus
“The successful development of professional journalism is one of the most important factors of the information sovereignty of Belarus”...
2 May 2019
Certain forces in Lithuania exploit Belarusian nuclear power plant to further political agenda Certain forces in Lithuania exploit Belarusian nuclear power plant to further political agenda
Rolandas Paksas believes it is necessary to overcome the mistrust in Lithuania. In his opinion, to make it happen, the process of building the Belarusian nuclear power plant should be as transparent as possible...
30 Apr 2019
Belarus to help advance EAEU-Serbia free trade zone negotiations Belarus to help advance EAEU-Serbia free trade zone negotiations
Mikhail Myasnikovich stressed that Belarus supports the initiative of creating a free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union and Serbia. “We are going to facilitate more dynamic advancement of the negotiations on the EAEU-Serbia free trade zone agreement,” he noted...
30 Apr 2019
Ambassador: Belarus-Azerbaijan trade over $500m in 2018 Ambassador: Belarus-Azerbaijan trade over $500m in 2018
According to him, many promising projects are in the pipeline. The cooperation between Azerbaijan and Belarus has been developing rapidly in all areas. For example, the ambassador mentioned a joint Belarus-Azerbaijan enterprise to assemble agricultural machinery in Turkey’s Kirikkale city...
30 Apr 2019
Great Stone park hailed as example of international cooperation in industry Great Stone park hailed as example of international cooperation in industry
“Great Stone is an example of international cooperation in a lot of areas, including in industry. The project is a good one and I would like to congratulate our partners on its successful implementation,” Nabi Avci said...
30 Apr 2019
EAEU urged to deal with rising number of trade barriers EAEU urged to deal with rising number of trade barriers
However, there is still a number of unresolved issues, Sergei Rumas note. "The key goal of the EAEU was to form an effective internal market of the member states with all four freedoms. There are still a lot of challenges on this way"...
30 Apr 2019
China-Belarus industrial park envisaged as major manufacturing, logistics hub China-Belarus industrial park envisaged as major manufacturing, logistics hub
"We see this pearl. It is one of the largest parks of this kind. I am sure that in the near future it will become a major center for not only manufacturing but for the logistics of selling cutting-edge innovative products and goods"...
30 Apr 2019
Ambassador: Belarus-Sweden trade, economic cooperation evolving rapidly Ambassador: Belarus-Sweden trade, economic cooperation evolving rapidly
The export of services has been one of contributors to growth. A special interest is in the Belarusian IT-sector, according to the diplomat. two Swedish companies have registered with the Hi-Tech Park just recently...
29 Apr 2019
OSCE PA Silk Road Support Group declaration based on mutual interests OSCE PA Silk Road Support Group declaration based on mutual interests
Boleslav Pirshtuk stated that the issues raised at the international parliamentary conference in Minsk were consonant with the themes touched upon at the 2nd Belt and Road Forum of International Cooperation in Beijing last week...
29 Apr 2019
Belarus’ interest in developing local self-government noted Belarus’ interest in developing local self-government noted
"We’ve already had multiple fruitful discussions at the level of the Council of the Republic and the country’s leadership. Today we’ve seen how much the Belarus president is dedicated to and intent on developing and enhancing the sphere of local regional authorities"...
29 Apr 2019
Belarus supports China's initiative to create digital Silk Road Belarus supports China's initiative to create digital Silk Road
"We support China’s initiative to create the digital Silk Road and would like to join it in order to build up our capacities of delivering goods by dint of cargo handling automation. To accelerate movement of goods and passenger flows it will make sense to synchronize actions of the countries that host Asia-Europe land routes"...
29 Apr 2019
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities eager to step up dialogue with Belarus Congress of Local and Regional Authorities eager to step up dialogue with Belarus
Anders Knape noted that during the meeting both sides agreed it is very important to advance cooperation between the Council of Europe, the congress, and Belarus...
29 Apr 2019
OSCE ready for closer cooperation with Belarus OSCE ready for closer cooperation with Belarus
During the meeting the parties talked over the regional agenda with the focus on the security situation and economic development of states...
29 Apr 2019
Andreichenko: Social justice at the heart of Helsinki 2 and new Silk Road Andreichenko: Social justice at the heart of Helsinki 2 and new Silk Road
“The deep meaning of these initiatives is in ensuring social justice, which is in great demand around the world today. Moreover, they can be considered as important international instruments to implement the Sustainable Development Strategy”...
29 Apr 2019
OSCE PA looks to open dialogue in Minsk OSCE PA looks to open dialogue in Minsk
Minsk is hosting the 2nd International Parliamentary Conference of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Silk Road Support Group “Belt and Road: strengthening cooperation for sustainable development and prosperity"...
26 Apr 2019
Belarus-Uzbekistan Forum of Regions to bolster bilateral ties Belarus-Uzbekistan Forum of Regions to bolster bilateral ties
“We are ready to discuss the preparations for the forum to make it most useful for the two countries,” Marianna Shchetkina noted...
26 Apr 2019
Russia hopes for constructive settlement of oil quality problem Russia hopes for constructive settlement of oil quality problem
“I hope that the great work that was done to prepare this meeting on our part and on the part of our colleagues, comprehensive analysis of the situation and events, measures worked out and discussed will contribute to the prompt and efficient solution of the problem and enable us to resume normal operation of the whole system”...
26 Apr 2019
Belarusian losses from polluted Russian oil emphasized Belarusian losses from polluted Russian oil emphasized
“The delivery of poor-quality raw materials has led to the abnormal operation of Belarusian oil refineries, resulting in lower output of oil products and our failure to deliver products to customers. The state budget of Belarus and oil transport organizations are incurring losses”...
26 Apr 2019
Belarus, China agree to discuss new promising projects Belarus, China agree to discuss new promising projects
"Our bilateral trade, economic, and political relations have been steadily developing. We, as it was noted during the meeting between our president with his Chinese counterpart, have absolutely no problems. We support each other in international organizations"...
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