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Brest Oblast seeks to bolster cooperation with Armenian regions
“Armenia joined the Eurasian Economic Union in 2015. It opens up new opportunities for the development of the Armenian and Belarusian economies because our countries have tariff-free duty-free foreign trade"...

Minsk may host business forum of Belarusians living abroad in 2016
“It is worth saying that the Belarusians in the World program designed to run in 2013-2015 plays an important role in supporting cultural, information, language and other interests of Belarusians abroad. We ate interested in the implementation of this program after 2015”...

Lukashenko: Only responsible investors will work in Belarus
“I tell the same thing to any investors, western, domestic, or eastern ones: treat our country and our nation like you treat you family"...

German business interested in long-term cooperation with Belarusian companies
"Your country is our closest neighbor included in the Eurasian Economic Union. It seems to be very promising in the future”...

Vitebsk, Kosice to sign twinning agreement
"We hope that thanks to direct contacts between business of the two countries we will be able to work more actively in the areas of mutual interest: oil refining, power engineering, food industry, mechanical engineering and a number of other industries"...

Belarus, Ecuador discuss prospects of cooperation in oil exploration, production
The parties discussed the ways to expand the interstate dialogue at the highest and high levels, to promote the cooperation in the UN, the Non-Aligned Movement and other international organizations...

Minsk Oblast, Brazilian Goias seek to bolster trade, economic cooperation
“The trade between Minsk Oblast and Brazil is rather small. However, it is just the beginning. Our countries have a lot in common, there are huge prospects for the enhancement of trade and economic cooperation, cultural exchange, cooperation in education and science"...

BPC, Indian Potash Limited sign memorandum of cooperation for supply of potash fertilizers
The memorandum is about the regular deliveries of Belarusian potash fertilizers to India and is valid for 5 years...

Brest Oblast, Russia’s Pskov Oblast to cooperate in agriculture
“Belarusian agriculture is rather advanced. A lot of quality products of animal husbandry and crop husbandry are made that sell well not only on the domestic market but also outside Belarus and Russia"...

IMF mission to visit Belarus 8-15 July
“The mission’s goal is to discuss economic policy measures and the government’s plans of reforms, including the fact whether these reforms were resolute enough to be supported within the framework of the agreement with the IMF”...

Belarus, Armenia negotiating assembly of agricultural machines in Gyumri
"The potential of economic cooperation is not completely utilized, this is why it is necessary to find ways to advance relations in this sphere"...

Belarus, Ecuador to produce UAVs together
“We design and produce the first Ecuadorean engines together with Belarus. We need to buy Mi helicopters. Instead of buying them, we could set up our own factory. All the more so because these helicopters are used by many countries in our region"...

Mexico to host Belarusian-Mexican economic forum
The relevant agreement was reached during the visit of Oleg Kravchenko, Head of the America Office of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to Mexico on 21-25 June...

Polish-Belarusian economic mission to take place in Mogilev Oblast
"The use of Poland in the development of interregional cooperation of economic missions has recently proved efficient. The previous mission was held in Gomel. It resulted in five business contacts"...

Belarus, Vietnam agree to continue work on direct flights
The parties discussed the prospects of developing cooperation between the two countries in tourism taking into account Vietnam’s introduction of visa-free short trips for Belarusians...

BOC, Lithuanian Klaipedos nafta sign agreement on fuel oil transshipment
The agreement will run for 18 months. Then its can be prolonged for another year. This is the first long-term contract of Klaipedos nafta with the Belarusian company...

Belarus-Mongolia commission on trade and economic cooperation sit in Ulan Bator
The program of the visit envisages meetings in the Food and Agriculture Ministry, the Ministry of Construction and Urban Development, the Healthcare and Sport Ministry, as well as with representatives of the Mongolian-Belarusian parliamentary group established at the State Great Hural...

Belarus to sell buses, trolleybuses, help modernize lifts in Russian Ivanovo
Igor Petrishenko and Alexei Khokhlov discussed Belarus-Ivanovo relations in industrial manufacturing, trade, and social sphere...

Great Stone Park is open to investors from any country
“This park, developed with a strong participation of the Chinese capital, is open to investors from any country that would like to set up modern high-technology companies in Belarus"...

Belarus’ Academy of Sciences to focus on cluster-based research
The official said that plans had been made to set up a number of R&D clusters that will focus on space research, aerial vehicles, pharmaceutics, agribusiness products, mechanical engineering, cell technologies and other areas...