Archive - 2009

MOGILEV, 22 October (BelTA) – The Belarusian-Russian joint company Bobruiskagromash of the Agroselkhoztekhnika Company (Krasnoyarsk krai, Russian Federation) will expand the line of products, BelTA learnt from Vasily Tsarik, deputy head of the marketing department of Bobruiskagromash.

Such agreement has been reached during the talks between the leadership of Bobruiskagromash...

MINSK, 21 October (BelTA) – There are plans to allow presidential candidates and candidates to the Belarusian parliament to use their own funds during election campaign, BelTA learnt from Lydia Yermoshina, Chairperson of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus.

The bill on the amendments and addenda to the electoral law...

GOMEL, 16 October (BelTA) – Specialists of the Belarusian oil company Belorusneft have started seismic exploration of the Band-e-Karkheh field in southern Iran, the Belorusneft press service told BelTA.

The seismic exploration is carried out using Belarusian equipment. It started in line with the contract signed by Belorusneft and the private...

MINSK, 15 October (BelTA) – Belarusian and German twin towns will discuss the cooperation amid the global financial and economic crisis during the 7th Belarusian-German session of twin towns which will be held in Mogilev on 16-17 October, BelTA learnt from Nina Ivanova, Head of the Presidium of the Belarusian...

MINSK, 15 October (BelTA) – The European Commission is developing the energy efficiency and energy saving project for Belarus. The cost of the project is ?5 million, head of the Delegation of the European Commission in Belarus Jean-Eric Holzapfel told a press conference in Minsk on 15 October.

Jean-Eric Holzapfel...

MOGILEV, 15 October (BelTA) – Belarus and Germany are entering a period of new opportunities, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Belarus Gebhardt Weiss said as he met with first deputy chairman of the Mogilev oblast executive committee Vladimir Kravtsov.

In 2007 the political relations between the European Union and...

MINSK, 15 October (BelTA) – Germany intends to invest in the Mogilev oblast. On 15-16 October, a delegation of representatives of the German economy and cultural establishments in Belarus is in Mogilev on a visit. The delegation is led by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Belarus Gebhardt Weiss,...

MINSK, 13 October (BelTA) – Belgian business plans to step up cooperation with Belarus, said Arkady Arianoff, General Manager of the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce for Russia and Belarus, at a meeting of business circles of Belgium and Belarus on 13 October.

“The desire of Belgian businessmen to promote contacts with...

MINSK, 7 October (BelTA) – The number of licensable types of activities will be cut down by more than 60%, Deputy Economy Minister of Belarus Andrei Tur said at the Transport and Logistics Congress in Minsk.

Andrei Tur noted that the draft decree has been sent for finalization to extend the...

MINSK, 6 October (BelTA) – The contemporary school should be up-to-date and should meet modern requirements, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he met with finalists of the national contest of the best pedagogical workers Teacher of the Year 2009 on 6 October.

The President stressed that the key purpose...