In particular, the sides achieved a positive result in matters concerning electricity transit unrelated to electricity trade on the union's common market. Interstate electricity transfer was also discussed at the session.

According to Valentin Rybakov, the meeting does not match the authority of the UN Security Council as the key body in charge of maintaining international peace and security. Such meetings, even unofficial ones are totally unrelated to the agenda of t...

The discussion was held online in line with the Arria formula. In other words, it was informal. The procedure has been named after the Venezuelan ambassador Diego Arria, who started using the practice in 1992.

Those are MTZ-952.7, 923.7, 1025.7, 1220.7, and 1221.7 tractors with Caterpillar engines. MTZ General Designer Andrei Stasilevich said: “We successfully passed certification trials last year. We will soon get the relevant documents.”

The money will be disbursed by the central state budget out of appropriations intended to cover miscellaneous aspects of agriculture. The subsidies can be used to cover part of the interest on the loans granted to finance routine operations.

The Eurasian Economic Commission proposes coordinated preventive measures as the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union resume rail passenger traffic.

“We are closely monitoring the incidence of coronavirus infection; it is decreasing. Thus, more beds that were taken up by COVID-19 patients are released,” Aleksandr Patseyev said. This is happening all over the country.

Doctors and other employees of healthcare facilities are exposed to COVID-19 more than other people. Therefore, they are the first to receive the vaccine. In addition, this will help curb the spread of the viral infection among the population.

The foreign ministers also touched upon on the issues of international security and arms control. Sergey Lavrov informed his Belarusian counterpart about Russia's approaches to various aspects of these matters.

According to the source, within the framework of the agreements concerning Mozyr Oil Refinery Russian companies have started the process of compensation for the Urals oil blend with a high content of chlorinated organics that was delivered in spring ...

Roman Golovchenko noted that the delayed coking complex is a very complicated installation and its construction was prolonged by several years. Nevertheless, there are reasons to believe that the complex will be commissioned this year.

The Belarusian Embassy in Tokyo has put together a photo exhibition, with the assistance of the Russian diplomatic mission, to celebrate the Soviet diplomat and politician Piotr Abrasimov (1912 – 2009).

The sides will work together on initiatives designed to connect transportation by air with transportation by rail and by road in the industrial park's logistic zone.

Belarus' Ambassador to Tajikistan Oleg Ivanov met with Tajikistan's Minister of Agriculture Ziyozoda Sulaymon Rizoi, the chairman of the Tajik part of the Belarusian-Tajik intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation.

According to the source, non-intrusive control technologies allow checking the content of vehicles fast without having to unload them first. While a physical inspection can take up to four hours, the average time spent on scanning a truck and analyzi...

"Supporting large families is the absolute priority for the government. You are a pillar of the sustainable development of our state," Igor Petrishenko said addressing the participants.

Vladimir Norov emphasized that the Republic of Belarus that has an observer status in the organization has always had an active position with regard to the activities of the SCO; the country joined various mechanisms and initiatives and helped materi...

The Permanent Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) approved drafts of several important political statements, CSTO spokesman Vladimir Zainetdinov told BelTA.

A national open dialogue "Large family as the priority of the state family policy" is running in the National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve at Nesvizh.

The first out of five Belarusian biathletes to hit the track will be Dzmitry Lazouski who will start 15th. Anton Smolski will start 38th, Sergey Bocharnikov 41st, Maksim Varabei 80th, and Mikita Labastau 84th.

Adoption of a new regulation or a law should be preceded by a more thorough study; experts and law enforcement officers should be actively involved in their development, lawyer Sergei Lapsar, a delegate of the forthcoming 6th Belarusian People's Cong...

Vladimir Gusakov, the Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB), and Vasily Gursky, Director of the NASB Institute of Economics, wrote an article dedicated to the draft social and economic development program for...

On 5 February, Kazakhstan's Almaty will play host to a face-to-face meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council with the participation of the prime ministers of the Eurasian Economic Union and to the Almaty Digital Forum 2021.

Sukharevo District of Minsk is a residential neighborhood with a population of more than 315,000.

The complex comprises 19 plants and installations. As many as 12 of them have already been built while operation commencement acts have been signed for some of them.

The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 234,111 cases. A total of 218,831 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

“When you were appointed to this position we agreed that the main task for the Mogilev Oblast governor is to advance the region to a certain level. As I said then, Mogilev Oblast should not lag behind,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

A rare natural phenomenon – an ice disk – was spotted on the Lesnaya River in Kamenets, Brest Oblast.

The minister stressed that last year was not easy for the Belarusian diplomacy, especially due to the epidemiological situation.

The parties agreed to work out a specific cooperation plan for the current year, as well as to share experience in the exchange trade of the most promising commodity positions.

The parties discussed the projects under consideration of the bank, and also promising areas of cooperation.

“Human rights and the humanitarian agenda are used by a number of countries, including the United States, to promote their interests in other countries,” said political scientist Denis Melyantsov.

The parties considered further bilateral cooperation.

The head of state wished the personnel of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and foreign missions strong health and every success for the benefit of the country and people.

The official said: “Indeed, the scope is expanding. We are looking deeper into specific things concerning economic interaction. Then, the heads of the group – Vladimir Semashko and Aleksei Overchuk – have expressed their desire and readiness to...

The official said: “No dates have been specified so far. We've raised the issue and will look forward to an answer. As for the High-Level Group, we intend to meet in two months.”

“We had to adjust the working hours but we kept working through the year. We were affected by lockdowns in the countries that buy our products. We lost about Br80 million in earnings. Nevertheless, we managed to secure a foreign trade surplus and e...

The exposition features works by Vasily Peshkun, Anton Vyrvo, Vitaly Gunaza, Vladislav Petruchik, Mikhail Krot and Roman Korshunov.

The MPZ trademark has earned good reputation on foreign markets. Consumers all over the world know that MPZ stands for quality. Multiple tests have demonstrated that MPZ bearings are as good as those made by the world leaders, for instance, SKF (Swed...

The red deer population in Vitebsk Oblast is projected to double in five years thanks to the program to introduce new animals, BelTA learned from Dmitry Dikovich, a specialist with the main wildlife management of the Vitebsk State Industrial Forestry...

Eduard Davydov assured the Belarusian partners that the Bashkir company will fully meet the needs of the Belarusian glass producers in calcified soda on mutually beneficial terms.

elarusian and Austrian specialists have been working on the document for the past four months. The draft document combines European and Belarusian approaches to the risk analysis and assessment and to the risk management principles.

The National Theater of Belarusian Drama will live stream one of its most popular productions – Career of Doctor Raus – at 19:00 (local time) on 23 January.

Beds prepared for COVID-19 coe patients are being re-purposed in Grodno Oblast. Grodno City Clinical Hospital No.3 is returning back to normal operations, BelTA learned from the General Healthcare Directorate of the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee.

"The program is comprehensive, inter-departmental. It will contribute to the achievement of the national security targets in health and demographic security and the Sustainable Development Goals at the national level,” the national legal internet ...

The Belarusian State University of Physical Education is hosting a nationwide indoor athletics meeting on 19-21 January.

The parties discussed topical issues of Belarusian-Russian cooperation. Special consideration was given to further cooperation between Belarus and Russia within the framework of the Union State, the integration associations and international organiz...

The event was won by team of the Oktyabrsky residential area of Grodno that presented Grodno Oblast in the nationwide competitions for the prizes of the President of the Republic of Belarus.

Belarus is always ready for constructive cooperation with any foreign partners, Andrei Savinykh, the Chairman of the Standing Committee on International Affairs of the House of Representatives, told reporters on 21 January.

The official said: “Resources should be concentrated on the spheres of current interest: healthcare, transport infrastructure, power engineering, land melioration, and roads. It is into these vectors that the bulk of the funds will be channeled.”

Work is underway to arrange visits of parliamentary delegations of Switzerland and Moldova to Belarus, Andrei Savinykh, Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs of the House of Representatives, said.

Modern automobile technologies from the point of view of salvage and rescue operations were discussed by participants of a seminar held as part of the twinning project on strengthening the Emergencies Ministry of the Republic of Belarus.

The best start to the year is receiving keys to your own apartment! That is why housewarming parties in the Minsk World multifunctional complex continues.

According to the source, the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant was reconnected to the power grid at 12:19. Its output is being gradually increased in accordance with the program of the pilot commercial operation stage.

The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 232,298 cases. A total of 216,744 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

Punishment for tax evasion should be the harshest, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he hosted a meeting with the Council of Ministers.

The official said that the Office of the Prosecutor General had studied the criminal case submitted by the State Security Committee and had concluded that the circumstances of the criminal case had been thoroughly and objectively researched.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Yuri Senko held talks with representatives of the Chinese corporation CITIC Construction: Chairman Chen Xiaojia and Deputy President Yang Jianqiang.

Belarus' delegation took part in a seminar as part of the Knowledge Sharing Program of the Republic of Korea, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission in Seoul.

Belarus is planning to build 4 million m2 of housing in 2021. This plan has been formalized by Resolution No.24 of the Council of Ministers of 18 January.

“My approaches to most of the issues are well-known. Expediency, economic efficiency and social justice should be in the foreground when we discuss such issues,” said the Belarusian leader.

“As a result of regular dialogue, we declare our willingness to cooperate with Yara on a long-term basis in the area of industrial safety. Belaruskali is ready to host Yara specialists to monitor the production processes,” the company said.

The parties stressed the positive experience of installing Belarusian elevators in 2020 as part of the comprehensive program of the Yerevan City Hall.

"The Star Expedition has become an important youth project of civil and patriotic orientation. Its main task is to preserve and multiple the memory of the great feat,” said BSPU First Vice Rector Svetlana Kopteva.

The country's main social and economic development guidelines for the next five years will be discussed at the 6th Belarusian People's Congress.

BC Tsmoki Minsk have failed to advance to the second group stage of the Basketball Champions League.

The Bolshoi Theater of Belarus dedicated the Don Quixote performance on 20 January to the 85th anniversary of People's Artist of Belarus Klara Malysheva, the renowned ballerina, who has performed about two dozen leading and solo roles.

The MPs decided to take a closer look at the possibility of Union State-wide recognition of mandatory vehicle insurance policies. They also decided to study the system of compensation for harm caused to lives, health, or property of car crash victims...

The Multiscan system can be used in various branches of the national economy. It can be used to monitor fires, floods, and oil spills. The system can also be used to project in advance rising temperatures in peat lands and prevent a fire by alerting ...

Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin discussed prospects of stepping diversified cooperation within the framework of the Union State of Belarus and Russia in detail as well as interaction as part of the Eurasian Economic Union and other integratio...

Belarus Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Kubrakov met with Charge d'Affaires ad interim of the State of Qatar in Belarus Meshaal Al Attiyah on 20 January.

The parties discussed the state and prospects of bilateral cooperation in politics, trade and economy, humanitarian sector and also interaction within international organizations.

In the past three years, the volume of transit goods shipped through the Belarusian border increased by almost 7%, BelTA learned from the State Customs Committee.

The recommendations developed at the parliamentary hearings will be finalized in accordance with the proposals received from the participants.

“Being reliable strategic partners, Belarus and China actively support each other in the international arena,” the diplomatic mission stressed.

The members of the commission agreed to facilitate the implementation of the economic aspects of the Belarus' CIS presidency concept in 2021. The commission's action plan for 2021, which was developed at Belarus' initiative, was also approved at the ...

The decree sets forth rates for charges for waste pollution of the environment. They depend on the type and area of contaminated territory or on the level, mass, and type of waste.

These documents were signed on 8 November 2018. They provide for regulatory changes related to the composition of the Collective Security Council and the legal status of the CSTO deputy secretaries general.

Siarhei Viazovich and his crew were out of the competition after the fifth stage due to problems with the gearbox. Aliaksei Vishneuski's crew placed sixth in the general truck classification. The first three places were taken by the Russian crews of ...

An online presentation of the Eurasian Development Bank report on changes of the role of the Eurasian Economic Union's national currencies in international transactions is supposed to take place on 28 January.

Chief of the International Military Cooperation Department, Assistant to the Defense Minister for Foreign Military Policy Major General Oleg Voinov met Vietnamese military diplomat Colonel Vuong Duc Thang.

The document contains proposals to organize proper work on trains and railway stations, including organizational and preventive measures.

A new bird species for Belarus – the wood duck or Carolina duck – was sighted near Grodno, BelTA learned from the APB BirdLife Belarus public association.

Group C standings after five games are as follows: Hapoel – 8 points, AEK – 8, Cholet – 7, and Tsmoki Minsk -7.

“As far as I know, in accordance with the protocols adopted in the United States, delegations of foreign states are invited to the event at the level of the heads of their diplomatic missions. Such an invitation was received by the Belarusian side....

The Russian Duma called on MPs and governments of European states “to adhere to uniform approaches to the assessment of such events at home and abroad, and to fully respect the right to freedom of peaceful assembly”.

The parliamentary hearings were attended by members of the Parliamentary Assembly, representatives of the Standing Committee of the Union State, ministries and departments of Belarus and Russia, international organizations, administrations of the fro...

It is with concern that we are watching the continuing erosion of the system of international agreements on non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control, including the Open Skies Treaty, said Anatoly Glaz

The first meeting of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) in 2021 is scheduled for 29 January, Aide to the Chairman of the EEC Board Iya Malkina told a press briefing on 20 January.

Belarus' Brest and Poland's Biala Podlaska are looking into launching joint projects in green economy under the cross-border cooperation program.

The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) believes that the period of Belarus' chairmanship in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in 2020 was fruitful, Iya Malkina, Aide to the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission, said.

Two lots as large as 300 tonnes and 100 tonnes were available for sale. The total sum of the deals resulting from the trade session amounted to $940,000. The interest of Asian companies in BUCE is attributed to the increase in world food prices, whic...

The program is aligned with the priorities of Belarus' social and economic development for 2021-2025 and the state policy in mass media and publishing.

The nationwide COVID-19 tally has reached 230,494 cases. A total of 214,366 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.

A meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council is scheduled for 5 February. The meeting will take place in person in Almaty.

The competitions are taking place on 20-21 January at the sport biathlon center Selets.

There are plans to set up a linen holding company in Belarus and to introduce robotic systems to the light industry. These plans are part of the draft program of Belarus' social and economic development for 2021-2025.

On 19 January the first doses of the vaccine were given to the employees of Municipal Polyclinic No. 7 in Grodno and the regional blood transfusion center located nearby.