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Belarus, South Korea to develop cooperation in high technologies
According to the document, Belarus and South Korea will develop sci-tech cooperation in the field of advanced technologies, including ICT, fundamental and applied research. The countries will first of all develop interaction in the priority areas of science, technology and innovations...

Belarus, China to step up effort to remove trade barriers
The meeting of the commission for trade and economic cooperation of the Belarus-China intergovernmental committee on cooperation considered a wide range of issues related to the bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, finance, technology and economy...

Call for adding $1bn to Belarus-Poland trade
Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Boleslav Pirshtuk noted that in 2016 Belarus and Poland did quite well since the trade turnover came close to $2 billion...

Lukashenko sees big prospects for developing wood processing in Belarus
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with the personnel of OAO Rechitsadrev...

Andreichenko talks on priorities in cooperation with Pakistan
Vladimir Andreichenko named an increase in mutual trade and joint processing plants, the exchange of advanced achievements in agrarian science, and the organization of joint training of specialists as the priorities of bilateral cooperation in the agro-industrial sector...

Chinese ZTE to set up telecom equipment factory in Belarus
“ZTE plans to build a telecom equipment factory. I cannot name the final date but ZTE will launch the project when the construction site and facilities are ready,” the minister noted. The Belarusian side discussed with ZTE the matters that could be interesting for the Belarusian market and promote its export potential via the industrial park...

Belarus, South Korea to step up scientific, technical cooperation
“The parties are expected to agree to co-organize a contest of Belarus-Korea R&D projects in the nearest future”...

Hungary mulls over livestock breeding project in Belarus
Jozsef Kovacs stressed that the industrial and agricultural products of Hungary and Belarus are well-known on the market as the two states have managed to preserve their potential in these sectors. “We are considering new joint projects. One of them is a project in breeding livestock with good genetics. The demand for such livestock in Russia and other CIS member states is great”...

Representatives of 12 countries to take part in B2B contact fair Brest 2017
During the event there will be presentations of about 20 perspective investment projects. Foreign partners will be offered to put money into woodworking, food industry and construction enterprises as well as the development of agriculture and tourism...

TIBO 2017 to showcase latest telecommunication technologies
The 24th international forum on telecommunications, information and banking technologies TIBO 2017 will run in Minsk from 18 to 21 April. The forum will demonstrate the application of the latest technologies in various areas, including agriculture, banking sector, industry, healthcare, telecommunications, education, public security, transport, and also the use of the ‘smart home’ and ‘smart city’ systems...

Belarus, China discuss ways to facilitate trade in agricultural products
Valentin Tataritsky, First Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Standardization of Belarus, and Alexander Subbotin, Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister of Belarus, met with Sun Dawei, Vice Minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of the People’s Republic of China, in Beijing on 10 April...

Lukashenko demands rational use of fuel during spring sowing campaign
The head of state paid special attention to the rational and careful attitude to resources. “Tell everybody that it is extremely important to save resources,” Alexander Lukashenko said. “Use fuel in a rational way”...

Belarus, Pakistan mull over joint companies
The parties discussed Belarusian food supplies to Pakistan and imports from Pakistan, the possibilities of setting up joint companies with the prospects of entering third-country markets. The sides were, first of all, interested in setting up poultry-processing companies, building greenhouses and grain drying plants...

Belarus, Latvia discuss bilateral cooperation
The Latvian delegation at the consultations was led by State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andrejs Pildegovics. The parties discussed a wide range of issues related to the Belarusian-Latvian cooperation in the political, trade, economic, humanitarian and other areas, the prospects of expanding the legal framework, the development of relations between Belarus and the EU...

Belarus, Pakistan stress importance of cooperation in agriculture
The parties showed interest in strengthening the cooperation in the agricultural sector. In this context, they stressed the importance of the first Belarus-Pakistan agricultural forum to be held in Islamabad on 11 April...

Minsk, Budapest seek to step up trade in food
The meeting discussed a number of issues of mutual interest and ways to strengthen the cooperation in transport, sports, tourism, production, culture, housing and utilities, and other sectors...

Belarus, South Korea finish negotiations on market access
The protocol was signed by Belarus’ First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Yeudachenka and South Korean Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Jeong Marn Ki...

Budapest shows interest in expanding cooperation with Minsk in municipal services
The Budapest mayor noted that full understanding was reached with Minsk Mayor Andrei Shorets on every issue discussed. “We have agreed to name responsible persons in both city halls of Budapest and Minsk who will be in charge of the implementation of our agreements,” said Istvan Tarlos...

Belarus, Hungary consider ways to step up economic cooperation
The parties discussed the relations between Belarus and Hungary. Special attention was paid to the economic and investment cooperation, and to the ways to bolster the ties between Minsk and Budapest...

Belarus plans to attract Chinese investment for development of 22 enterprises
First Deputy Chairman of the State Property Committee Aleksei Vasilyev will attend a meeting of the commission for trade and economic cooperation of the Belarus-China intergovernmental committee on cooperation. The pilot list of Belarusian companies was drawn up in early 2017, and it was submitted to the Chinese side for consideration in February. The list features 22 Belarusian enterprises, including Horizont, Mogilevkhimvolokno, Gomselmash...