Archive - Sep 2009

MINSK, 28 September (BelTA) - Maria Yesman of Belarus received the Miss Congeniality title at the Miss Intercontinental 2009 international pageant. The contest took place in the Football Manege in Minsk on 27 September.

The Belarusian was one of the fifteen contestants who reached the semifinals.

Maria Yesman is a second-year...

MINSK, 25 September (BelTA) – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Belarus Jiri Karas expressed hope that Belarus will become member of the European Union. He made this statement at a meeting with reporters in Minsk on 25 September.

“I think that the day will come when...

MINSK, 24 September (BelTA) - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia is set to visit Belarus on 25-28 September. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church will meet with the clergy, general public and the youth, conduct church services, BelTA learnt from the Belarusian Exarchate.

His Holiness will...

MINSK, 24 September (BelTA) – Iran invites Belarusian companies to take part in projects to extract gas in Iran, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Belarus Seyyed Abdollah Hosseini told reporters before the opening of the Day of Iranian Economy in Belarus.

“Iran invites Belarusian companies to take part...

MINSK, 23 September (BelTA) – The international specialized exhibition Medicine 2009 will be held in Minsk on 29 September – 2 October. This forum will be held in the Belarusian capital for the 17th time already, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry.

Project manager Tatyana...

MINSK, 22 September (BelTA) – The implementation of the Eastern Partnership projects can start in 2010, Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Valery Voronetsky said during a session of the House of Representatives’ permanent commission for international affairs and links with the CIS on 22 September.

There have been worked out all...

KOBRIN, 21 September (BelTA) – In the next five years Belarus’ agriculture should reach the European standards, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said during the agricultural festival Dazhynki 2009 on 19 September, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.

The town of Kobrin hosted the festival this year. Alexander Lukashenko...

MINSK, 17 September (BelTA) – Belarus and India intend to make a breakthrough in the joint investment activity and implementation of joint projects in the manufacturing area, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Foreign Minister of the Republic of India Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna.

The Belarusian head...

MINSK, 16 September (BelTA) – A preliminary volume of investments in the construction of a woodprocessing facility in Belarus jointly with the Austrian company EGGER will make up almost ?155 million, Forestry Minister of Belarus Piotr Latushko told media on 16 September.

The company will be constructed in the Borisov forestry...

MINSK, 14 September (BelTA) – Belarus is interested in promoting joint projects together with Italian capital, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he met with CEO of the Italian concern Finmeccanica Pier Francesco Guarguaglini in Minsk on 14 September.

“When I met with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi we reached...