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19 Oct 2016
Ambassador: Belarus, Cuba have great prospects for cooperation in different avenues Ambassador: Belarus, Cuba have great prospects for cooperation in different avenues
"The relations between Belarus and Cuba have grown considerably over the past years. The ties between businessmen and government agencies have been intensified. High-level visits have become more frequent,” Gerardo Suarez Alvarez noted...
19 Oct 2016
Ryzhenkov: Belarus will put forward a number of initiatives at 45th EOC GA in Minsk Ryzhenkov: Belarus will put forward a number of initiatives at 45th EOC GA in Minsk
“Belarus will put forward a number of initiatives at the 45th EOC General Assembly. Doping in sport is a pressing issue today. We believe that the National Olympic Committees should work out a consolidated position on the matter"...
19 Oct 2016
Professionalism of Belarusian army praised Professionalism of Belarusian army praised
Belarusian Defense Minister Andrei Ravkov made the statement as he delivered his report to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko...
19 Oct 2016
Belarus calls for integrating intellectual capabilities of countries in agriculture Belarus calls for integrating intellectual capabilities of countries in agriculture
"The role of agricultural science cannot be overestimated. All achievements in the agricultural sector over the last decade have been made thanks to agricultural science or thanks to its contribution,” Vladimir Gusakov noted...
18 Oct 2016
Call for exchange of experience in environmental protection between Belarus, Iran Call for exchange of experience in environmental protection between Belarus, Iran
Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Masoumeh Ebtekar noted that the issues of nature conservation and protection are of particular importance since human intervention can sometimes lead to irreversible consequences, and this applies to all countries...
18 Oct 2016
European ecologists invited to monitor Belarusian nuclear power plant European ecologists invited to monitor Belarusian nuclear power plant
Chairman of the Board of the Belarusian public association Ecological Initiative Yuri Solovyev told...
18 Oct 2016
Senators to work harder to attract investments to Belarus Senators to work harder to attract investments to Belarus
“Any country needs investments these days. Legislative efforts to raise investments for Belarus represent one of the kinds of work that lawyers do. In my opinion, no investors will come to work in Belarus if they are not sure whether their investments will be legally protected or not”...
17 Oct 2016
Makei satisfied with progress in Belarus-EU relations over past two-three years Makei satisfied with progress in Belarus-EU relations over past two-three years
"We do want to establish normal trade, economic, political and other types of cooperation with the neighboring countries and centers of power”...
17 Oct 2016
Measures to support motherhood and childhood in Belarus hailed as successful Measures to support motherhood and childhood in Belarus hailed as successful
“The support which is provided today is significant. But there is no limit to perfection. Given a chance, we will look for new options of assistance for families with children,” Belarus’ Vice Premier Natalia Kochanova noted...
17 Oct 2016
Makei: Belarus wants to do as much as possible for peace and stability in the region Makei: Belarus wants to do as much as possible for peace and stability in the region
“On the whole, the situation in the region encourages us to think not about new dividing lines and confrontation but about how we can return to the positive times"...
17 Oct 2016
Belarus’ food security praised Belarus’ food security praised
Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) Vladimir Gusakov said...
17 Oct 2016
Prince Michael of Kent ready to promote mutual investment between Belarus, UK Prince Michael of Kent ready to promote mutual investment between Belarus, UK
“Now it is the best time to pay a visit to your country. Over a two-day visit I saw that you had made a giant step forward in the economic, trade, cultural relations”..
14 Oct 2016
Belarus expected to worthily preside over CSTO Belarus expected to worthily preside over CSTO
"Belarus’ presidency promises to be full of content. In this case we are absolutely sure that our Belarusian partners will worthily perform these functions,” said Dmitry Peskov, Press Secretary of the President of Russia...
14 Oct 2016
Lukashenko: CSTO doesn’t have to wait for NATO’s recognition Lukashenko: CSTO doesn’t have to wait for NATO’s recognition
The Belarus President said: “All of us have stated that nobody wants to recognize the CSTO, particularly NATO. It seems we are not the right sort. I was listening to this talk, thinking that they will never recognize us if we beg for their recognition. We have to force them to recognize our organization”...
14 Oct 2016
Mukhamadiev: Belarus Red Cross is effective and reliable partner of IFRC Mukhamadiev: Belarus Red Cross is effective and reliable partner of IFRC
“In today's world the Red Cross movement is facing a lot of challenges and threats. Therefore, the staff and volunteers of Belarus Red Cross actively mobilize all efforts to counter such threats and help the neediest people in this difficult period
14 Oct 2016
IRRS mission hailed as way for countries to engage in open dialogue IRRS mission hailed as way for countries to engage in open dialogue
"An IRRS mission is a way to engage in a very open dialogue with the outside world and to show what a country is doing within its regulatory framework,” Peter Johnston said...
14 Oct 2016
Belarus has a clear-cut nuclear and radiation safety oversight system Belarus has a clear-cut nuclear and radiation safety oversight system
Petteri Tiippana, Director General of the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), the head of the mission of the IAEA Integrated Regulatory Review Service to Belarus said...
14 Oct 2016
Belarus ready to inform Lithuania on IAEA IRRS recommendations Belarus ready to inform Lithuania on IAEA IRRS recommendations
“All the conclusions and proposals made by the mission will be published and made publicly available for all. I think that with the mission’s consent we will distribute all its conclusions among all the stakeholders,” noted Vladimir Vashchenko...
13 Oct 2016
Belarus, Australia urged to expand cooperation Belarus, Australia urged to expand cooperation
"Australia and Belarus have cooperation prospects in such areas as mechanical engineering, including the agricultural one, the agro-industrial complex in general, culture, and the organization of sport events." The diplomat stressed that the main thing is to find common areas of interest...
13 Oct 2016
Belarus, Russia's Kurgan Oblast urged to boost bilateral trade Belarus, Russia's Kurgan Oblast urged to boost bilateral trade
“We need to reach at least $100 million in mutual trade. I think that this goal is feasible,” Andrei Kobyakov said said as he met with Kurgan Oblast Governor Aleksei Kokorin. Priority should be given to cooperation in trade, engineering, industry, and agriculture...
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