MOGILEV, 11 October (BelTA) - The youth of Belarus and Russia can become new ambassadors for the Belarus-Russia Union State, Belarus’ Education Minister Igor Karpenko said at the opening of the Youth for the Union State forum in Mogilev on 10 October, BelTA has learned. According to the minister, young people are ready to take over from the older generation, implement modern innovative projects in various areas. He made sure of this during an open dialogue with the youth during the forum....

MOGILEV, 2 October (BelTA) – An agreement to launch direct supplies of agricultural machinery to Cuba was reached during a visit of a Cuban delegation to Bobruiskagromash on 27 September, BelTA learned from the company. The delegation was led by Jose Suarez Leon, Director General of the Agricultural Engineering Office of the Cuban Agriculture Ministry. The visit was arranged with the support of the Cuban Embassy in Belarus with the view to expanding bilateral cooperation in farm...

MOGILEV, 26 September (BelTA) - Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Egyptian Company for Agriculture & Rural Development ECARD Major General Dr. Mostafa Kamel Hadhoud visited Bobruiskagromash on 25 September, BelTA learned from the company. The Egyptian guest got acquainted with the production capacity of the Belarusian company, examined samples of agricultural machinery. Negotiations were held with the Director General Alexander Yeremeyev. The parties discussed the current status...

KLIMOVICHI, 18 September (BelTA) – The construction of a Turkey breeding and meat-packing enterprise in Klimovichi District, Mogilev Oblast is supposed to begin in October. The statement was made by Vydas Gedvilas, Vice President of the Lithuanian group of companies ARVI, during the ceremony held on 17 September to place a time capsule with a message to future generations at the construction site near the village of Barsuki, BelTA has learned. Vydas Gedvilas said: “This investment...

KLIMOVICHI, 18 September (BelTA) – The construction of a Turkey breeding and meat-packing enterprise in Klimovichi District, Mogilev Oblast is supposed to begin in October. The statement was made by Vydas Gedvilas, Vice President of the Lithuanian group of companies ARVI, during the ceremony held on 17 September to place a time capsule with a message to future generations at the construction site near the village of Barsuki, BelTA has learned. Vydas Gedvilas said: “This investment...

MOGILEV, 11 September (BelTA) - More than 40 documents on cooperation will be signed during the 5th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia due in Mogilev on 10-12 October, Vice Speaker of Russia’s Federation Council Yuri Vorobyov told the media in the run-up to the meeting of the Belarusian and Russian organizing committees, BelTA has learned. "During the forum we will discuss promising strategic plans for the development of cooperation between the regions. We also plan to sign more...

MOGILEV, 4 September, (BelTA) – Young people should more actively involved in the innovative economic transformation, Chairman of the Council of the Republic Mikhail Myasnikovich said at a meeting with the professors and students of the Belarusian-Russian University in Mogilev on 1 September, BelTA has learned. According to Mikhail Myasnikovich, this should be one of the goals of the efforts to improve the higher education system. “Nowadays there are a lot of qualified specialists on...

<p>MOGILEV, 29 August (BelTA) – The Mogilev city administration will consider the possibility of using the city as a pilot site for the Child-Responsive Budgeting project as part of implementing UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative. The agreement was reached as Mogilev Mayor Vladimir Tsumarev met with the UNICEF representative in Belarus Rashed Mustafa Sarwar on 28 August, BelTA has learned.</p> <p>Rashed Mustafa Sarwar noted that serious progress in implementing...

MOGILEV, 24 August (BelTA) – Belarus’ Bobruisk will host the World Pankration Championships on 1-4 November, BelTA has learned. The tournament at Bobruisk Arena will gather representatives of 30 countries, including Australia and Qatar. The competitions will feature about 70 medal events among men and women in different age and weight categories. The competition program is divided into four groups: full contact, athlima, or light contact, polydamas and palesmata. This year every team...

MINSK, 26 July (BelTA) - Belarusian agrarians have cropped the first million tonnes of grain, BelTA learnt from the Agriculture and Food Ministry. As of 25 July, Belarus harvested 367,800 hectares planted to cereal and leguminous crops, which is 17.2% of the sown area. The country harvested more than 1 million tonnes of grain already, with the average yield of 29.2 centners per hectare. This year the harvest campaign kicked off earlier than in 2017. As of 25 July 2017, Belarusian agrarians...