Archive - Oct 2008

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has approved the appointment of Sergei Puzevich as Director General of Mogilevkhimvolokno, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Head of State.

Prior to the appointment Sergei Puzevich was director of the Polyester Thread-Making Plant of the Mogilevkhimvolokno Company. The company has already completed the...

On October 31, Belarusian Head of State Alexander Lukashenko appointed Viktor Gaisenok Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Poland, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.

Before the appointment Viktor Gaisenok was Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus.

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On October 31 President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko approved the appointment of Vladimir Vorobei as Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Shanghai (the People’s Republic of China), the presidential press service told BelTA.

According to Alexander Lukashenko, China is a priority country, which is friendly to and supports Belarus...

Chinese investors will help maintain a high production level in Belarus, First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Semashko said at a meeting with a delegation of the EXIM BANK group on October 29.

According to Vladimir Semashko, high-level political relations boost the development of the trade and economic relations between...

Belarusian and Bulgarian companies need to step up the production cooperation, Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Valery Voronetsky said when opening a business forum with Bulgarian economic entities in the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

According to him, it is time Belarus and Bulgaria started a new stage in trade...

Belarus will host the first conference on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in late 2009, Healthcare Minister of Belarus Vasily Zharko said at a meeting with members of the Traditional Chinese Medicine State Department on October 27.

According to the minister, a systematic and purposeful work on TCM personnel training should precede...

By the end of the year the trade between Belarus and the European Union may reach $25 billion, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Yevdochenko said during the closing ceremony of the Belarusian Finance and Investment Forum in Minsk on October 22.

He noted the Belarusian government is doing its best to optimise...

Belarusian companies will soon be ready for initial public offering, Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Andrei Evdochenko told reporters on October 22.

“I think Belarusian companies will soon be ready for initial public offering. There are not so many alternatives,” he said,

According to Andrei Evdochenko, Belarus’ economic growth projections are quite...

On October 20, Belarus’ humanitarian assistance was sent to Kyrgyzstan. The Emergencies Ministry has been commissioned to ensure convoy and handover of the humanitarian aid, BelTA informs.

The humanitarian cargo consists of 20 modular tents, 2,000 blankets, 4,400 beef cans, 4,500 condensed milk cans, 1 tonne of sugar, 1,400 soap bars....

Relations with the European Union and Russia are equally important for Belarus, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told reporters on October 20.

“We pursue a multi-directed policy. We are in the centre of Europe and this says it all. Therefore Europe is important for us,” the Head of State said. “With...