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2012 declared Year of Book in Belarus

MINSK, 3 January (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No 618 “On declaring 2012 the Year of the Book” on 30 December, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.

The decision was taken to enhance the role of the book and reading in the modern society, to nurture love...

Lukashenko: Belarus will handle new challenges

MINSK, 23 December (BelTA) – President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is confident that Belarus will handle new challenges of today. The President made this statement at a press conference for Belarusian and foreign mass media on 23 December, BelTA has learnt.

As he opened the press conference, the...

Belarus ratifies agreement on Chinese-Belarusian Industrial Park

MINSK, 14 December (BelTA) - Belarusian MPs ratified the intergovernmental Belarusian-Chinese agreement on the Chinese-Belarusian Industrial Park on 14 December.

The park will be unmatched in Belarus. It will be located in Smolevichi District, Minsk Oblast, and will gradually spread over 80 square kilometers. The park will house new major...

Belarus among top three at Junior Eurovision 2011

YEREVAN, 5 December (BelTA) – Lidia Zablontsaya of Belarus scored 99 points to make it into top three at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011, BelTA has learnt.

Her composition Angels of the Good was praised by the European audience. Lidia was accompanied at the stage by young violinists Filipp Salata...

Belarus, Vietnam sign new agreements on cooperation

HANOI, 29 November (BelTA) – Belarus and Vietnam have signed a package of new agreements to boost bilateral cooperation. The documents were signed at the meeting between Belarus Premier Mikhail Myasnikovich and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung in Vietnam on 29 November, BelTA has learnt.

The two countries inked an...

Presidents of Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan sign Eurasian Economic Integration Declaration

MOSCOW, 18 November (BelTA) – Following a tripartite meeting in Moscow, the Presidents of Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan signed the Declaration of the Eurasian Economic Integration, in which the parties announce the launch of the next phase of integration - the Single Economic Space (SES), BelTA reports.

The document notes that...

Belarus, Czech Republic sign sci-tech cooperation program

MINSK, 16 November (BelTA) – The State Science and Technology Committee (SSTC) of Belarus and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic signed a program on sci-tech cooperation at a thematic session within the Belarus-EU innovation cooperation forum on 16 November, BelTA has learnt.

According to SSTC...

Buyers from Russia, Kazakhstan to take part in electronic procurement auctions in Belarus

MINSK, 15 November (BelTA) - Buyers from Russia and Kazakhstan will be allowed to take part in electronic auctions under government procurement contracts in Belarus, Chairman of the Board of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange Arkady Salikov told a press conference in BelTA’s press center.

In accordance with the agreement on...

Belarus to mark 130th anniversary of birth Yanka Kupala and Yakub Kolas

MINSK, 26 October (BelTA) - President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 487 “On the events to mark the 130th anniversary of the birth of Yanka Kupala and Yakub Kolas.” The document was signed on 25 October to ensure celebration of the jubilee of the classics of Belarusian literature,...

Belarus, Kazakhstan to sign economic cooperation action plan

MINSK, 5 October (BelTA) – The eighth meeting of the intergovernmental Belarus-Kazakhstan commission for trade and economic cooperation will take place in Gomel on 6-7 October, BelTA learnt from the Foreign Ministry.

Belarus will be presented at the meeting by Deputy Prime Minister Valery Ivanov, Kazakhstan – by...

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