Archive - 2010

CARACAS, 18 March (BelTA) - In May 2010 Venezuela is set to deliver a pilot consignment of 80,000 tonnes of oil to Belarus. Belarus is supposed to receive up to 4 million tonnes of Venezuelan oil by the end of the year. The relevant documents were signed after the Presidents...

CARACAS, 17 March (BelTA) – A new strong impetus is needed to implement the joint Belarusian-Venezuelan projects, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko addressing the National Assembly of Venezuela on 16 March.

Alexander Lukashenko stressed that the goal of his visit was to enhance Belarusian-Venezuelan relations and give a new strong...

MINSK, 15 March (BelTA) – Belarus and Italy are planning to sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in tourism, BelTA learnt from Viktor Yakovenko, director of the tourism department of the Sport and Tourism Ministry. Viktor Yakovenko was in Rome on a working visit where he met with head...

CARACAS, 15 March (BelTA) – Belarus will increase the oil output in Venezuela up to 20,000 barrels a day, said President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez as he met with a Belarusian delegation in Caracas. The Belarusian delegation traveled to Venezuela to take part in a session of the joint Belarusian-Venezuelan...

MINSK, 11 March (BelTA) – The development of nuclear power engineering will allow Belarus to substitute around 5 million tonnes of imported fuel by 2020, Deputy Energy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk told a science and practice conference in Minsk on 11 March.

Nuclear power will reduce the prime cost of electricity generation...

MINSK, 10 March (BelTA) – In January 2010 Belarus posted a $123.7mn surplus of foreign trade in goods and services, according to the website of the National Bank of Belarus, BelTA has learnt.

In January 2009 Belarus had a foreign trade deficit of $323.9 million.

According to the National Bank, in...

MINSK, 9 March (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko believes that instead of banning gambling business the Belarusian government should step up control in this area. Alexander Lukashenko made the statement at a government session held on 9 March to discuss a concept for Belarus’ gambling industry development.

“If approached...

MINSK, 5 March (BelTA) – The government bodies of Belarus should intensify the work on increasing the export of high-tech products. The relevant statement was made at a session of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus on 4 March, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Foreign Ministry. The session...

MINSK, 3 March (BelTA) – In 2010 Belarus will be represented at six international travel exhibitions, BelTA learnt from Valery Boldyrev, Head of the Marketing and Publishing Department of the National Tourism Agency.

In 2009 Belarus took part in three international travel exhibitions. This year the Belarusian travel industry has been...

MINSK, 2 March (BelTA) – Belarus would like to cooperate with the Baltic Sea countries in fight against contraband, Deputy Head of the Belarus State Customs Committee Vasily Dementei stated as he met with a delegation of the Finnish National Board of Customs led by Head of Intelligence Sami Rakshit...