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3 Nov 2017
Belarus’ legal research center praised for contribution to legislation development Belarus’ legal research center praised for contribution to legislation development
"The center has made a big contribution to the formation and development of the national legal system, improvement of legislation in all walks of life, formation of high legal culture in the society, protecting the rights and legal interests of people and organizations"...
3 Nov 2017
Belarus expects forthcoming IAEA missions to produce positive results Belarus expects forthcoming IAEA missions to produce positive results
Mikhail Mikhadyuk said that IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano spoke in glowing terms about the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant in Belarus, including the establishment of the relevant infrastructure...
3 Nov 2017
UNICEF: Government education spending at acceptable level in Belarus UNICEF: Government education spending at acceptable level in Belarus
"Belarus has some advantages in education. The country invests around 5% of GDP in this field. This number has been at the same level for quite a few years"...
3 Nov 2017
Human Rights Council criticized over politicized approaches to human rights Human Rights Council criticized over politicized approaches to human rights
The Belarusian diplomat called the Universal Period Review as an undisputed achievement of the Human Rights Council. It allows impartially assessing the human rights situation in all countries, without exception...
3 Nov 2017
British companies become increasingly interested in Belarus British companies become increasingly interested in Belarus
"The British government will continue increasing the volume of support for Belarus in order to dismantle barriers in mutual trade and enable conditions conducive to a stronger competitive ability of the Belarusian economy on global markets"...
3 Nov 2017
Medvedev: Trade in CIS up 25% Medvedev: Trade in CIS up 25%
"This year positive momentum in mutual trade has been noted by everybody. We saw a growth. In H1 2017 the trade in the CIS went up by 25%, with trade with third countries soaring by 27%"...
3 Nov 2017
Lukashenko: Yakub Kolas was a symbol of the cultural wealth of the Belarusian nation Lukashenko: Yakub Kolas was a symbol of the cultural wealth of the Belarusian nation
"One of the founders of modern fiction and the author of famous poems, he became a true people’s writer and poet, a symbol of grandeur and cultural wealth of the nation"...
2 Nov 2017
Finance low on agenda of Belarus-IMF cooperation Finance low on agenda of Belarus-IMF cooperation
Pavel Kallaur remarked that Belarus does not raise the matter of emergency loans these days. "We don’t need them at present"...
2 Nov 2017
PM: Belarus seeks to promote trade with Kyrgyzstan PM: Belarus seeks to promote trade with Kyrgyzstan
"Our task is to move forward and never stop at what we have achieved. The potential of our bilateral cooperation is great. For the time being we are just approaching the level of trade we once had"...
2 Nov 2017
Call for efforts to perpetuate Belarusian economy growth trend Call for efforts to perpetuate Belarusian economy growth trend
"This year the IMF and the World Bank have twice revised the world GDP growth rate upwards for the first time in many years. Not by much but upwards. In other words, we see certain optimism with regard to global growth"...
2 Nov 2017
Information protection policy in Belarus hailed as effective Information protection policy in Belarus hailed as effective
“Innovative goods worth $150,000 were produced in 2016,” Alexander Shumilin remarked. He specified that this refers to structures, protection systems, and software and predicted that the demand for such products on the market will keep growing...
2 Nov 2017
Private sector’s opinion important in negotiations on Belarus’ accession to WTO Private sector’s opinion important in negotiations on Belarus’ accession to WTO
"Belarus’ accession to the WTO is an important event for all the economic players. It will give us access to new markets and will increase trade figures"...
2 Nov 2017
Private sector mentioned as possible driver of economic growth in Belarus Private sector mentioned as possible driver of economic growth in Belarus
Satu Kahkonen mentioned that Belarus has a huge potential. "Belarus is home to very educated people. Infrastructure and engineering capabilities are well-developed. The geographical location is marvelous"...
2 Nov 2017
Belarus interested in further interaction with Council of Europe Belarus interested in further interaction with Council of Europe
"Our country is a party to 14 conventions and agreements of the Council of Europe in culture, education, law, fight against human trafficking, sport. But we have not stopped at that"...
2 Nov 2017
EU pledges further support to Belarus in negotiations with IMF EU pledges further support to Belarus in negotiations with IMF
"We firmly believe that an agreement with the IMF will improve the economic situation in Belarus to a great extent and will become a positive signal to the whole world"...
2 Nov 2017
Belarus’ accession to WTO ‘may take two years’ Belarus’ accession to WTO ‘may take two years’
"Belarus’ accession to the WTO is going very well taking into account the increased attention of President Alexander Lukashenko. All government agencies, including the interagency commission and ministries, work hard"...
2 Nov 2017
Belarusian Helsinki-2 initiative to contribute to fight against modern threats Belarusian Helsinki-2 initiative to contribute to fight against modern threats
Irina Velichko stressed that Minsk was ready to host such a dialogue. She expressed her conviction that the implementation of the Belarusian initiative would help move forward in addressing many of contemporary challenges and threats...
2 Nov 2017
Final documents on business liberalization in Belarus to be signed soon Final documents on business liberalization in Belarus to be signed soon
"Eight of the ten documents have been signed. The document on digitizing the economy, on the Hi-Tech Park will be signed soon. It is virtually ready"...
1 Nov 2017
China views cooperation with Belarus as model to follow China views cooperation with Belarus as model to follow
"The prospects of the Belarusian-Chinese cooperation, which was raised by the leaders of Belarus and China to a new higher level last year, are wide"...
1 Nov 2017
Regional cooperation seen as important for Union State integration Regional cooperation seen as important for Union State integration
According to Aleksei Kubrin, cooperation between the regions of Belarus and Russia has been steadily developing. The Union State hosts a lot of forums and implements joint programs in different areas...
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