Archive - Feb 2009

MINSK, February 13 (BelTA) – The first heart transplantation surgery was performed in Belarus on the night of February 11/12. The surgery was performed by the leading heart surgeons and anesthesiologists of the National Cardiology Research Centre. The 36 year old heart transplant patient suffered from dilated cardiomyopathy. A total...

MINSK, February 12 (BelTA) - The implementation of the agreements that were reached at the Moscow session of the Supreme State Council will become a major breakthrough in the Union State development. The statement was made by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he met with Kaliningrad Oblast Governor Georgy...

MOGILEV, February 12 (BelTA) – On February 13-14, Mogilev will host the Belarus Athletics Championships for the prizes of the Sportivnaya Panorama Newspaper, BelTA learnt from Anastasia Marinina, press seceratry of the Belarusian Athletics Federation.

Best female athlete 2008 Oksana Menkova and best coach 2008 Valery Vorontsov will be honoured...

MOGILEV, February 11 (BelTA) – Eighteen families from Mogilev, whose family members were killed during the Afghan war, were awarded with the Medal “20th anniversary of the withdrawal of the Soviet troops from Afghanistan”. The award ceremony was held in the Mogilev City Hall on February 11, BelTA learnt. ...

MINSK, February 11 (BelTA) - The 16th Books of Belarus 2009 International Exhibition-Fair is opening in Minsk on February 11. The event will take place in the BelExpo national exhibition centre on February 11-15, BelTA learnt from Elena Shitik, adviser of the publishing and book trade department of the Belarusian...

Belarusian Head of State Alexander Lukashenko assured that the Belarusian ruble will not collapse. The President made such a statement as he paid a visit to the Lidselmash company in the Grodno oblast on February 10, BelTA informs.

“Manufacturers would like the ruble to devalue by another 20%. But we have...

The necessary documents detailing the Belarusian-Russian untied air defence agreement will be worked out within half a year, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Belarus Alexander Surikov told reporters in Minsk on February 6.

The agreement is a framework one and multiple documents will be worked out to specify it...

Some 38 Pablo Picasso’s masterpieces will be showcased in the Mogilev branch of the Belarus National Museum of Arts – the Byalynitsky-Birulya Museum on April 25, BelTA learnt from Irina Skvortsova, head of the research and educational department of the Belarus National Museum of Arts.

According to her, Mogilev will...

Setting up the United Regional Air Defence System of Belarus and Russia will become an important step in the development of the mutual relations between the two countries, Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Permanent Commission for National Security Ignaty Misuragin told BelTA.

According to him, the implementation of the...

Belarus and Russia should maintain a high-level integration, President of Belarus, Chairman of the Supreme State Council (SSC) of the Union State Alexander Lukashenko said at a SSC session in Moscow on February 3, BelTA informs.

Since the last SSC session more than a year ago, dramatic changes have taken place...