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Halal certificates to help Belarusian food enter UAE market
According to RACS Executive Director Hamed Jamal, Belarusian products will sell well in the UAE primarily thanks to their high quality. He said he saw great prospects for sales of water and agricultural products, primarily poultry meat...

Belarus, Slovakia intend to bolster regional ties
The Belarusian diplomat met with Mayor Jan Nosko to discuss the ways of developing bilateral cooperation at the regional and local levels, including the establishment of twining relations with one of the cities in Belarus,” the ministry said...

Huawei to continue fostering adoption of cutting-edge technologies in Belarus
"Belarus is at the forefront of developing information and communication technologies in the post-Soviet space and the country’s standing gets better all the time. Huawei has been working in Belarus for about 15 years and is intent on maintaining tight cooperation with Belarusian companies in the adoption of new technologies"...

Belarus, Kazakhstan work on agreements in space and information sectors
The diplomat noted that a preliminary agreement was reached between the heads of state on an official visit of the President of Kazakhstan to Belarus. The parties are gearing up for the visit, developing bilateral documents for signing...

Belarus, France discuss military cooperation prospects
Belarus’ Defense Ministry told while commenting on the meeting of Defense Minister Andrei Pavkov with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Belarus Didier Canesse...

Belarus-Kazakhstan strategic partnership pointed out
“For all these years trade and economic relations between the countries have been on the rise. We’ve nearly reached the one-billion mark in trade,” said the Ambassador of Kazakhstan...

Belarus, Indonesia outline priority areas for interaction for near term
“The parties outlined the priority areas for interaction for the near term, including the preparation of visits at the high and highest levels and the expansion of the legal framework of bilateral cooperation”...

Belarus projected to raise $1.5bn in FDI in 2017
Certain projects involving foreign direct investment, that will be meaningful for the country, might be implemented next year. “In the future as macroeconomic environment improves and appropriate political measures are adopted, this inflow of investment may certainly increase,” Kirill Gaiduk stressed...

Construction of new aircraft repair factory in Minsk airport to end in 2017
The new aircraft repair factory will allow developing the production and repair of aircraft and components in Belarus. In the future Belarus will be able to find strategic partners for manufacturing and repairing new types of flying vehicles in addition to mastering the new kinds of services to offer. The second runway in the Minsk National Airport is supposed to be built by late 2018...

Minsk Tractor Works to set up assembly plant in South Africa
The document provides for the establishment of a plant to assemble tractors in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa. The African partners will soon decide on the final range of vehicle models to be assembled at the new plant. The memorandum also indicates that the joint project will be implemented through public-private partnership...

Belarus, Vietnam plan to boost ties in education
The parties discussed the status and prospects of bilateral cooperation, the organization of assembly facilities and supply of Belarusian trucks and passenger vehicles to the province. Humanitarian cooperation, including in the field of education, was also discussed...

Belarus urges to restore viability of conventional arms control in Europe
On the invitation of 2016 OSCE Chairman-in-Office and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Belarus’ Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei took part in the informal opinion exchange on the importance of arms control for the European security...

Belarus, Turkey determined to enhance sci-tech cooperation
Belarus’ Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Savinykh met with Director of the National Nanotechnology Research Center Volkan Demir in Ankara to discuss further development of cooperation between the research institutions of the two countries, the implementation of joint projects...

Wiktorin: Regional development is one of priorities in EU-Belarus cooperation
“We cooperate with the financial sector. I am happy that the European Investment Bank opened the door to financing for Belarus. We support its cooperation with your country”...

Mogilev Oblast, South Africa province sign cooperation memorandum
“We see a huge potential for advancing interregional cooperation. We have a sufficient number of contact points in various spheres but we need a clear-cut action program. Concrete joint projects need to be implemented,” remarked the deputy head of the Mogilev Oblast administration...

Plans for integration platform to boost Belarus-Russia trade
The document will be signed to promote sustainable economic development of the national economies and strengthen mutual trade between Belarus and Russia...

China to invest in new flax processing factory in Mogilev Oblast
“This project draws big interest from China where flax clothes are also coming into fashion. During the international investment forum that took place in Mogilev in November 2016 Chinese businessmen showed their interest in the development of flax production in Mogilev Oblast and got familiar with the production process,” said Oleg Chikida...

Plans for regular Belarusian-Polish seminars for businessmen in Gomel Oblast
The Ambassador suggested arranging a seminar soon for Polish businessmen, who work, for instance, in agriculture and processing industry. The Gomel Oblast Governor backed the idea and suggested getting the businessmen familiar with the available investment projects as well as ways to acquire real estate in Gomel Oblast on preferential terms with a view to implementing these projects...

Belarusian diplomat elected to UNCTAD Trade and Development Board
Belarus Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva Alexander Opimakh was elected Vice President of Trade and Development Board of the United Nations Trade and Development Conference (UNCTAD)...

Belarus, Russia’s Irkutsk Oblast to work out cooperation roadmap
Sergei Levchenko explained that the workgroup is supposed to put together a roadmap for fulfilling the cooperation agreement that the Belarusian government and the Irkutsk Oblast government have signed. “It is quite a serious task because late January 2017 is the deadline"...