Archive - Dec 2009

MINSK, 16 December (BelTA) – Belarus has started creating a national space agency, First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) Piotr Vityaz told reporters on 16 December, BelTA has learnt.

“The formation of the new structure has already been launched, many ministries agreed...

St. PETERSBURG, 11 December (BelTA) – The heads of the governments of Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation signed a package of the agreements in the area of technical regulation, sanitary and phytosanitary control, Belarusian Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky told reporters in St. Petersburg on 11 December.

“The sides have...

MINSK, 10 December (BelTA) – Higher customs duties on cars for juridical persons in Belarus will come into force on 1 January 2010, First Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Belarus Vladimir Goshin told media on 10 December.

Belarus and Russia have unified 96% of customs tariffs. “This is...

MINSK, 4 December (BelTA) – Tariff rates will be increased in respect of 6.7% of commodity items in the Customs Union, Vice Premier of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov said at a session of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly on 4 December.

According to Andrei Kobyakov, 74.6% of commodity items...

MINSK, 3 December (BelTA) – Belarusian parliamentarians intend to ratify the package of Customs Union documents on 4 December. The matter is now on the agenda of the session of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, the press service of the House of Representatives told BelTA.

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MINSK, 1 December (BelTA) – All the problem points Belarus had have been addressed during negotiations about the Customs Union, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told media on 1 December.

The Customs Union stands for mutual concessions, mutual support and the huge market. There is nothing to fear, said the head...