Events

Reactor pressure vessel for second reactor of Belarusian nuclear power plant delivered
BelTA reported earlier that there are plans to start installing the reactor pressure vessel by the end of the year. The reactor pressure vessel and all the four steam generators of the first power-generating unit have already been installed...

Belarus, Pakistan to step up interparliamentary cooperation
The sides discussed the state and prospects of advancing interparliamentary cooperation between Belarus and Pakistan, interaction between the friendship groups in the two parliaments, and the organization of mutual visits of the parliamentary leaders...

Lukashenko demands to revise approaches in agriculture in Vitebsk Oblast
“Vitebsk Oblast is a very sensitive issue in our country. We need to carry out a serious reform in Vitebsk Oblast’s agricultural industry. We have agreed to begin with the cultivated land structure"...

Belarus, Slovakia outline cooperation areas
The parties discussed cooperation in manufacturing, medicine and pharmaceutics, science and technology, energy and waste management, the credit and financial sector...

Prospects of Belarus-USA relations discussed in Minsk
"The sides touched upon the current states and prospects of Belarus-USA relations, including trade, economic, and humanitarian cooperation. They also talked about the possibilities of expanding bilateral cooperation with the state of Utah"...

Lukashenko to inspect urban improvement progress in 2018
The head of state said that urban improvement and beautification will be in the center of attention in 2018. “It is needed to determine 20-30 such towns, and I am going to visit them. All of us should visit them,” Alexander Lukashenko said...

Belarusian Economy Ministry to get down to long-term development concept in 2018
"Next year we will get down to working out the concept of the national strategy for sustainable development till 2035. We will have to incorporate the SDGs into the draft national strategy as much as possible"...

Lukashenko: Higher salaries in Belarus before 100% utility rates
“We will be working towards elimination of cross-subsidization by 2020. This is what Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko and the industrial sector of the country insist upon. We do not mind this. But wages of people must be substantially higher before we ensure the full cost recovery for all utilities”...

Belarus president in favor of strict regulation of expenses in utility sector
“It is needed to preserve the strict rationing of material and energy resources. We cannot act in a different way in current economic conditions,” the head of state said...

Lukashenko demands innovative solutions in waste management
“This problem is the most important for our capital city. In the period since 1981, 25 million tonnes of wastes have been buried in the Severny waste landfill. This amount exceeds the projected capacity 7 times,” the president said. “This state of affairs requires the preparation of a long-term program for the reclamation and closing of landfills, and the application of new approaches in waste management"...

Call for quality tap water in entire Belarus
According to Alexander Lukashenko, while all Belarusians have access to drinking water, the quality of tap water varies. Excessive iron content has been found in 26% of the samples taken in Gomel Oblast and Mogilev Oblast...

Slovak military inspect artillery brigade of Belarusian Armed Forces
The inspectors confirmed that the actual amount of the materiel limited by the CFE Treaty corresponds to the declared data...

Belarus’ utilities ministry instructed to sort things out with home insulation
“If people want their home to be insulated above the standards provided in the regulations, then make calculations and do it at their expense. To make it easier on their pockets, talk to the construction industry and manufacturers of insulation and offer installment plans"...

Lukashenko instructs to improve non-cash utility subsidies system in Belarus
“The government should re-examine the cashless utility subsidies system, and, if necessary, take further measures to improve it,” Alexander Lukashenko noted...

Lukashenko promises further anti-mediation measures in procurement
“We will get back to this topic later. Intermediary structures involved in the procurement of raw materials and sales of end products are not on today’s agenda. This is about state-run enterprises, in particular. They will receive special attention"...

Belarus may join one of BIE steering committees
Andrei Yevdochenko is leading a Belarusian delegation which is taking part in a meeting of international participants of Expo 2020 Dubai from 19 to 20 October...

Progress in Belarus-Slovakia cooperation welcomed
The talks were held in Bratislava within the framework of the 13th meeting of the joint commission on cooperation in trade, economy and science...

Positive dynamics in Belarus-Russia cooperation in 2017 noted
"For instance, in the first half of the year economic cooperation was invigorated. A number of issues were settled. On the one hand, they were technical. On the other hand, they were important for moving forward"...

Lukashenko expresses condolences to Portugal president over victims of forest fires
According to the head of state, it is with deep pain that Belarus has learned the news about the numerous victims of the forest fires in Portugal...

Andrei Smal appointed deputy chairman of Belarus’ Investigation Committee
A corresponding decree has been signed by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko...