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On January 12, Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky presented the Mogilev oblast authorities with the State Honorary Banner of the Republic of Belarus in recognition of great economic achievements and in view of the 70th jubilee of the oblast.

Sergei Sidorsky read out the message of the President of...

The opening of the Swedish embassy in Minsk in the second half of 2008 attests to the desire of Sweden to develop all-round cooperation with Belarus, Mr Stefan Eriksson, the head of the Minsk Section Office of the Swedish Embassy in Moscow, told BelTA.

He praised the interaction between Belarus and...

On January 14, representatives of Belneftekhim Concern will arrive in Kishinev to discuss the possibilities of opening a representative office of the concern there, BelTA learnt in the Belarusian embassy in Moldova.

A decision on expanding the presence of the Belarusian petrochemical industry in the Moldavian market and on improving the...

Capital investments in Mogilev oblast will exceed Br 2.7 trillion in 2008. Foreign investments are expected to reach 11% of the total, BelTA learnt in the economy committee of the oblast executive committee.

New investment projects will be launched at Mogilevkhimvolokno, Belshina, Mogilev ZIV, Krichevtsementnoshifer, Belarusian Cement Works, Strommashina, Mogilevliftmash,...

The Government passed Resolution No. 8 to approve the main targets of the socio-economic development forecast of the Republic of Belarus for 2008.
The document sets out annual and quarterly targets for ministries, concerns, committees, oblasts and city of Minsk in 2008. Achieving the targets will help implement the national...

In connection with the 70th anniversary of the founding and in recognition of exceptional achievements in the economic development, the Vitebsk, Gomel, Mogilev and Minsk oblasts have been awarded Honorary State Banner of the Republic of Belarus. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed corresponding decrees on January 3, BelTA learnt...

On December 27, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko will take part in the New Year charity event Our Children, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.

More than 2300 children aged 8-14 years old from all over Belarus were invited to take part in the New Year celebration....

New member states of the Schengen zone include Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Malta.

Today the states parties to the Schengen Agreement include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.

The date for lifting internal border...

Belarus supports setting up of any organizational-coordination structures and bodies to prevent and minimize emergencies, Belarusian Emergencies Minister Enver Bariev noted during the opening ceremony of the 10th national and 5th international competitions of young firemen-rescuers in the National Children’s Recuperation Center Zubrionok on September 26. 

At present, the CSTO...

A draft Information Security Concept of the Commonwealth of Independent States and a draft Package Plan designed to accomplish the Information Security Concept will be discussed by CIS experts. The session will take place at the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk on September 27-28.

The press service of the CIS HQ...