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MINSK, 8 August (BelTA) – The Investigation Committee of Belarus will advance preliminary investigation to a brand new quality level, Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Valery Mitskevich told the BT TV Channel, BelTA has learnt.

On 1 January 2012 the Investigation Committee will become operational....

SHKLOV DISTRICT, 8 August (BelTA) – Even in the most difficult period for the country Belarusians can work and develop new world-class equipment, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told media in the agro-town of Alexandria on 5 August.

The head of state praised a new model of Gomselmash’s...

ORSHA DISTRICT, 4 August (BelTA) – Orsha District should become the basic district for the advancement of intensive farming technologies in Vitebsk Oblast, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he visited the Belarusian state district power plant (BelGRES) on 4 August.

Alexander Lukashenko said that getting Orsha...

MINSK, 3 August (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 342 “On state program for sustainable rural development in 2011-2015” on 1 August, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.

The program aims at sustainable social and economic development of rural areas and improving its demographic...

MINSK, 2 August (BelTA) – The 12^th White Castle International Knights’ Festival will take place at the Knights’ Castle historical and cultural center in the village of Ostroshitsky Gorodok on 19-21 August, BelTA learnt from the organizers of the event.

“The participants and spectators will be able...

VITEBSK, 14 July (BelTA) – Belarus is interested in strengthening cooperation with Russia in the cinema industry, Culture Minister of Belarus Pavel Latushko told reporters after the meeting with Culture Minister of Russia Alexander Avdeyev, BelTA has learned.

“We have discussed joint film production. Russia is our main partner in this...

SHKLOV, 7 July (BelTA) – Manufacturers should primarily rely on their own resources instead of expecting state support, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he visited the newsprint mill in Shklov on 7 July.

The head of state stressed that manufacturers should strive to achieve success through improving their profitability,...

MINSK, 7 July (BelTA) – Belarus’ gold and foreign exchange reserves increased by $557.7 million as determined by the IMF Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS). According to the preliminary data, as of 1 July 2011 it made up $4.1509 billion, BelTA learned from the Information Department of the National Bank.

The...

MINSK, 5 July (BelTA) - The government of Belarus has set up a task force on de-bureaucratization of government bodies and organizations and their relationships with citizens and legal entities, BelTA learnt from the press service of the government.

The task force is headed by Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus...

MINSK, 29 June (BelTA) – Belarusian consumers will not be affected by the cutoff of electricity supplies from Russia. Russia halted electricity supplies to Belarus at 00:00 on 29 June, BelTA learnt from spokeswoman for the Belarusian Energy Ministry Lyudmila Zenkovich.

“Right now the Energy Ministry and Belenergo...