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Russia investigates chemical weapon attacks in Syria

On Tuesday Sergey Lavrov, the Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told journalists that Russian experts are investigating the chemical attacks in Damascus on 21 August to find out who was responsible.

02.10.2013

Russia plans to launch 14 rockets by the end of this year

Russia plans to carry out 14 rocket launches by the end of the year: 8 launches from the Baikonur space centre, 4 launches from the Plesetsk space centre, 1 launch from Kura (French Guiana) and 1 launch from the Dombarovsk Cosmodrome. RIA Novosti learned this from a space industry source.

02.10.2013

10 Russian businesses to take part in Belarusian transport week

Pavel Bozhanov, the Head of the Transport and Logistics Department of the Transport and Communications Ministry, has reported to journalists that ‘Belarusian Transport Week’ will take place in Minsk between 8 and 10 October 2013.

02.10.2013

Dmitry Medvedev approves programme for improving border controls with the Customs Union countries

The official website of the Russian government indicates that Dmitry Medvedev, the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, has signed a decree making changes to the road map for improving the customs administration at Russia’s borders with the other Customs Union countries.

01.10.2013

Tyumen Region and Belarus to expand agricultural cooperation

Belarus and the Tyumen Region will work on expanding their cooperation in agriculture and mechanical engineering. This statement was made today at a meeting of Vladimir Cheimetov, Deputy Governor of the Tyumen Region and Director of the Agricultural Industry Department, with a Belarusian delegation, led by Ivan Demidovich, the First Deputy Minister for Industry.

01.10.2013

Belarusian delegation headed by Mikhail Myasnikovich visits St. Petersburg

On 1 and 2 October 2013 a government delegation from the Republic of Belarus, headed by Mikhail Myasnikovich, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, visited St. Petersburg.

01.10.2013

Omsk Radio Manufacturing Plant tests its prototype during the ‘West 2013’ exercise

The Popov Radio Manufacturing Plant in Omsk has successfully tested its 3D field transport communications network during the ‘West 2013’ Belarusian and Russian strategic military exercise.

01.10.2013

Representative of foreign delegations plan a high level of industrial cooperation between businesses in Altai and Belarusian plants

At the end of last week a Belarusian delegation headed by Alexander Mikhnevich, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs was working in Altai. Last Friday, 27 September, the Belarusian delegation and a delegation from Altai, headed by Yakov Ishutin, the Deputy Governor of the Altai Territory, visited a number of businesses in the region. These visits achieved major successes in development of economic relations with Belarusian colleagues.

01.10.2013

During a general debate at the UN General Assembly Makei stated that sanctions against Belarus are unacceptable

Sanctions against such countries as Belarus and Cuba, which are seeking to build strong states, are unacceptable. The statement was made by Vladimir Makei, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belarus during a general debate at the UN General Assembly. BELTA learned this from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

01.10.2013

Situation at the Tajik-Afghan border escalates, with Taliban militants skirmishing with the Tajik

At the ‘CSTO roundtable session on European security’, which took place at the International Relations Department of the Belarusian State University, Gennady Nevyglas, the Deputy General Secretary of the CSTO, reported that the situation at the Tajik-Afghan border had escalated, with Taliban militants skirmishing with the Tajik side.

30.09.2013

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus expresses serious concern that the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty has not yet entered into force

Vladimir Makei, the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Belarus, expressed his serious concern that the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty has not yet entered into force. He stated this at the conference of the 68th session of the UN General Assembly, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

30.09.2013

Friendship festival

Energetic, creative and ambitious young people from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan took part in the ‘Youth for the Union State’ festival in Rostov-on-Don.

30.09.2013

Kiev urges Moscow to participate in serious discussions

On 26 September Nikolay Azarov, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, urged the Russian Government to participate in detailed discussion of its issues concerning Ukraine becoming more closely allied to Europe.

30.09.2013

Igor Petrishenko meets with heads of Russian regions at the International Investment Forum in Sochi

In Sochi, on 27 September, Igor Petrishenko, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia, conducted several working meetings with the heads of a number of Russian regions and financial structures. The meetings were held on the sidelines of the 12th International Investment Forum.

30.09.2013

Baseline in Belarus to be Br 130,000 from 1 October

As reported by the Government press service, according to Regulation of the Council of Ministers No. 842, as of 26 September 2013, the baseline in Belarus will increase by Br 30,000 from 1 October and will then amount to Br 130,000

30.09.2013

Russia Arms EXPO 2013 in Nizhni Tagil

The largest international exposition of armaments, ammunition, and military hardware: ‘Russia Arms EXPO 2013’, will take place in Nizhni Tagil under the auspices of the Russian Government.

27.09.2013

Non-stop to Europe. What’s the news about the Union State border?

It will be much easier for Union State citizens to go to the EU countries by car. Following major renovation the Privalka border crossing point, on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border, 35 kilometers from Grodno, will be re-opened.

27.09.2013

2,370 workers migrated from Belarus to Russia in the first half of 2013

2,370 migrant workers migrated from Belarus to Russia in the first half of 2013, as a result of agreements and contracts. Alexander Tatura, the Deputy Head of the Department for Citizenship and Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus, reported this at the expert seminar ‘Labour Migration in the Union State: Status and Prospects’.

27.09.2013

Dzerzhinsk, in Russia, shows interest in more imports from Belarus

Having visited the ‘Euroregion Neman 2013’ national trade show as part of the Russian delegation, Valery Chumazin, the Mayor of Dzerzhinsk (Nizhny Novgorod Region), told BELTA that Dzerzhinsk would like to show its interest in expanding the imports of Belarusian goods.

27.09.2013

Meetings of the Belarusian Parliament to be televised

BELTA reports that, at a meeting of the Council of the Belarusian House of Representatives, the speaker Vladimir Andreichenko, stated that the meetings of the House of Representatives would be broadcast on radio and television.

27.09.2013

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