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Support for NPPs in cities
Near-hysteria over the potential destructive forces is periodically observed around the Russian-designed nuclear power plants (NPPs) being built in Belarus. Meanwhile, as world experience has shown, city dwellers are ready, not only to accept nuclear power plants, but may actually pray for them. At the beginning of this year, in the run up to the Nuclear Power Referendum, a rally in defence of nuclear power plants was held in Belene, Bulgaria, and it included a special intercessory prayer service.
10.09.2013
Minsk to host International railway business-forum for Central and Eastern Europe
The 1520 Strategic Partnership’ Central and Eastern Europe international railway business forum will be held in Belarus on 10 October with the support of Belarusian Railways and Russian Railways. The forum will include representatives from the national railway companies of the CIS countries and the European Union, international organisations and the relevant State administration bodies.
10.09.2013
Unified centre established in Belarus for the receipt of claims from toll road users
A unified centre for the receipt and processing of clams from Belarusian toll road user has been set up at Belautostrada. BELTA has learned this from the press service of BelToll, the national electronic toll collection system for Belarusian highways.
09.09.2013
Western gates of the Union
In the near future the State Customs Committee of Belarus will host a meeting of the Belarusian customs authorities, representatives of the Podlaskie Voivodeship and of the Polish Customs Service. The meeting will discuss urgent issues concerning the implementation of the international technical assistance projects for both the construction of the Polovtsy check-point on the Polish side and the construction of the Peschatka check-point on the Belarusian side.
09.09.2013
In December Belarus will adopt a new version of the law on the sale of alcoholic beverages
Irina Narkevich, Deputy Minister of Trade of Belarus, stated at a press conference that a new version of the law on the sale of alcoholic beverages will come into force in Belarus on 30 December 2013.
09.09.2013
Common standards of rehabilitation for children to be developed
Maria Zhalnerene, the Deputy Director of the Medical Department of the Zhemchuzhina Children’s Rehabilitation Centre has told journalists that it is currently a necessity to develop common medical standards for the recovery and rehabilitation of children at the expense of the Union budget.
09.09.2013
Ministers of Interior Affairs of the CIS countries meet in Astana
A session of the Council of Ministers of Interior Affairs of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Astana on 10 September 2013.
09.09.2013
Irkutsk hosts meeting of the Interstate Council for Anti-Monopoly Policy
On 10 September, at the Baikal Business Centre in Irkutsk, a meeting was held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Inter-State Council for Anti-Monopoly Policy.
09.09.2013
Belarus has reliable partners in Central Asia
BELTA reports that, at a ceremony to mark Tajikistan’s Independence Day, Alexander Gurianov, the Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that Tajikistan is a trustworthy partner of Belarus in Central Asia.
06.09.2013
Help to our Russian brothers
By order of Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Belarus, Belarus will airlift humanitarian aid to the flood-stricken Amur Region today.
06.09.2013
Mutually beneficial cooperation
At the Belarusian-Mongolian Forum in Ulan Bator, on 5 September, Mikhail Myasnikovich, the Prime Minister of Belarus, said that Belarus is ready to create favourable conditions for the development of business in Mongolia and it is relying on a similar level of support from its partner in this.
06.09.2013
Belarusian and Russian students take part in summer work project in Yamal
This summer Belarusian and Russian student summer work groups were involved in the all-Russia ‘Bovanenkovo’ students’ construction project in Yamal.
06.09.2013
Belarus creates a trading unit to coordinate potash fertilizer export
According to Order No. 399 signed by Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Belarus, on Thursday, Belarus will create its own potash fertilizer trading unit.
06.09.2013
Over 20 Belarusian publishers represent the Republic at book fair in Moscow
Over 20 Belarusian publishers have represented the Republic at the 26th Moscow International Book Fair that opened today at the All-Russia Exhibition Centre.
05.09.2013
Belarusian air defence units shoot well at Ashuluk
Representatives of the Belarusian Defence Ministry have told BELTA that Belarusian air defence units have successfully completed their battle exercises at Ashuluk.
05.09.2013
Development Bank of Belarus is assigned a credit rating
A BELTA correspondent has learned from the press service of the JSC Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus, that the Standard & Poor's international rating agency has assigned credit ratings of 'B+' for its long-term, and 'B' for its short- term foreign and local currency issuer activities. The outlook is given as ‘positive’.
05.09.2013
China thanks Belarus for solid support
China is grateful to Belarus for the solid support it provides on issues of key Chinese interest. This was according to a statement made by Liu Yunshan, a member of the Permanent Committee of the Politburo and of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee, when he met with Anatoly Rubinov, the Chairman of the Council of the Republic of Belarus.
05.09.2013
Union State to introduce a single register for stroke patients
In association with neurologists and neurosurgeons the Union State is planning to set up a unified registry of stroke patients. This was reported by Andrey Tanin, the Director of the Republican Scientific and Practical Centre of Neurology and Neurosurgery, at a meeting with Russian and Belarusian journalists held as part of the specialist-media tour.
05.09.2013
Belarus bans pork imports from the Vladimir Region
Belarus has imposed a ban on the import of pork from the Vladimir Region of Russia due to the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the region. The directive is posted on the website of the Department of Veterinary and Food Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus.
04.09.2013
Between January and July Belarus increased exports to Russia
Between January and July 2013 Belarus exported USD 9,605.7 million worth of goods to Russia - up by 5.7% from the same period of 2012. This has been reported to BELTA by the National Statistics Committee of Belarus.
04.09.2013