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Presentation of Gomel Oblast’s industrial potential in Moscow on 28 September
Gomel Oblast will be represented by a number of enterprises and companies, including the free economic zone Gomel Raton, the Gomel Technopark, enterprises of the Gomel meat and dairy holding company...

Belarus to invite Czech specialists for BelNPP stress tests
“There is a preliminary decision that in December 2016 IAEA experts will evaluate the construction site of the future plant. This is a so-called SEED (Site and External Events Design) mission"...

Ireland implements alternative energy projects in Belarus
“We are currently busy with the development of alternative energy sources. We have been closely cooperating with the countries that possess rich experience in the matter, for example, with Ireland and Germany"...

Plans for Belarusian-Russian laser technology R&D center
The new Belarusian-Russian R&D center for laser technologies is supposed to open in Minsk. The center will take care of the most important and new practical applications of laser technologies, said Sergei Bagayev...

Gosatomnadzor, Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority sign memorandum of cooperation
The document was inked by Olga Lugovskaya and Director General of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority Gyula Fichtinger. By signing the document, the parties confirmed their mutual interest to take consistent steps to develop cooperation in safe use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes...

Adjustment of Belarusian nuclear power plant construction schedule under consideration
Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk made the statement on the sidelines of the 60th session of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna...

Ecuador to invite Belarusian construction companies to restore quake-hit areas
“Now Belarus may take part in the restoration of the regions hit by the earthquake in Ecuador,” said the Ambassador...

Belarus’ Mogilev Oblast, Russia’s Oryol Oblast sign cooperation roadmap
The document envisages cooperation in trade, economy, investment, the agro-industrial sector, education, culture, the youth policy, and also in industry and construction...

Oman ready to invest in Belarus’ agricultural sector
“Oman shows big interest in the Belarusian agricultural sector in order to invest in the area and get the most out of it in the form of food products that can be supplied to Oman and its neighboring countries”...

MAZ, Amkodor plan to set up assembly plants in Pakistan
Opportunities for the implementation of a number of projects were discussed with a government delegation of Pakistan’s Punjab Province led by Punjab Deputy Minister of Industries Khalid Sherdil in Minsk...

Belarus, Austria to cooperate in waste treatment, biodiversity protection
Vienna hosted a meeting of the Belarusian-Austrian working group on environmental protection and nature conservation technologies. Belarusian specialists were briefed about the Austrian Smart City concept...

Poland, Lithuania expect visa-free regime to boost tourist numbers in Augustow Canal
“The opportunity to cross the border visa free is a big step forward in cooperation within the Euroregion Neman. This simplifies the work on the development of tourism and the implementation of cross-border programs,” said Director of the Nemas Euroregion Marijampole Bureau (Lithuania) Gintaras Skamarocius...

Chinese businessmen ready to invest in Grodno Oblast’s construction, services sectors
“Belarus has offered us many opportunities for investment in different sectors, from agriculture to services and international trade. We are also interested in tourism. We want our fellow citizens to get to know about Grodno and Grodno Oblast,” Yang Liping said...

Belarus suggests partnership in venture capital investment, high technology to China’s Zhongguancun
The parties discussed the prospects of cooperation in the sci-tech area, opportunities for the implementation of joint projects. The parties named information, communication and aerospace technologies, bio and nano industry, medicine and pharmacy...

Grodno, Druskininkai to implement more energy saving, tourism projects
“Druskininkai is a close neighbor of Grodno. And we are very glad that we have signed a twinning agreement, that the cooperation in all avenues is increasingly vibrant,” Ricardas Malinauskas said...

Plans for Belarus Outlook Session in London on 24 October
Belarus Outlook Session will take place at premises of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London on 24 October. Plans have been made to attract about 300 participants...

Belarus, Iran discuss new ways to strengthen trade, economic cooperation
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Islamic Republic of Iran Yuri Lazarchik met with Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran Ibrahim Rahimpour...

Belarus eager to participate in infrastructure projects in Zimbabwe
Ways to develop all-round cooperation between Belarus and Zimbabwe were discussed during the working visit of Belarusian Ambassador to South Africa Andrei Molchan to Harare, Zimbabwe...

Belarusian-Chinese car assembly company BelGee nearly finished building factory
The new premises are ready, said the official. The equipment will be commissioned in H1 2017, the model will be polished and the relevant tests will be carried out...

Companies of Belarus’ Industry Ministry ready to supply machinery to African countries
"Belarus has a system of export support. If we have an export contract with a solvent customer, this system allows us to lend an initial sum of money to this customer,” Gennady Svidersky explained...