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MINSK, May 13 (BelTA) – In 2008, Austria invested $940 million in the Belarusian economy, up 1.6 times, First Vice-Premier of Belarus Vladimir Semashko said in a meeting with an Austrian delegation led by Reinhard Mang, Secretary-General of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, in Minsk on May 13.

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MINSK, May 12 (BelTA) – Pope Benedict XVI was pleased with the meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Secretary of State of Pope Benedict XVI Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone told the ONT channel, BelTA learnt from Minsk Metropolitan Curia of the Roman-Catholic Church.

“Your President was very well prepared for the...

MINSK, May 8 (BelTA) – Belarus and Spain have coordinated the draft intergovernmental agreement on recuperation of Belarusian children in the Kingdom of Spain. The talks were held in the Department for Humanitarian Activity of the Property Management Directorate of the President of Belarus and involved officials of the Foreign...

MINSK, May 6 (BelTA) – Belarus is a priority country for the International Finance Corporation in Central and Eastern Europe as far as investments and consultative services are concerned. With this in mind the IFC intends to increase investments into the Belarusian economy in the future, World Bank Group representative...

MOGILEV, May 5 (BelTA) – International plein air painting conference “Image of Motherland in Fine Arts” opened in Mogilev on May 5. The event is timed to the 95th anniversary of famous Belarusian artist Pavel Maslennikov and the 65th anniversary of Belarus’ liberation from the Nazi invaders.

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MINSK, May 5 (BelTA) – Belarus sees its union with Russia only as the union of equal states, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview to Reuters on May 4, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.

“We see this union only as the union of equal states....

MINSK, April 29 (BelTA) – Belarus has introduced a temporary ban on the import of animal products from the countries who confirmed the swine flu cases, BelTA learnt from Darya Kozlovskaya, spokeswoman for the Agriculture and Food Ministry of Belarus.

Temporary restrictions will be put on the import of animal products...

MINSK, April 25 (BelTA) – A sowing campaign of spring grain and leguminous crops was completed in Belarus by April 25, as planned, BelTA learnt from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

According to specialists, the sowing campaign was held in optimum agronomical terms. Grain crops were sown on...

MINSK, April 23 (BelTA) – Belarus should be the bridge to connect the East and the West, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in his State of the Nation Address to the Belarusian people and the parliament on April 23.

An active balanced foreign policy, which uses hardline approaches to protect...

MINSK, April 22 (BelTA) – The visa requirements between Belarus and Israel is expected to be canceled in 2010, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel to Belarus Eduard Shapira told reporters in Minsk on April 22.

According to the Ambassador, in November 2008, Belarus and Israel had consular negotiations to...