MINSK, 13 December (BelTA) - National Pop Music Award holders were announced in a gala concert at the Palace of Sports in Minsk on 12 December, BelTA has learnt. Among the awardees were: Larisa Gribalyova, Do not be rough with me (Song of the Year), Sasha Nemo (Best Pop Singer), Open Space (Best Rock Band), Apple Tea Jazz (Best Jazz Band), Stary Olsa (Best Folk Performance), IOWA (Discovery of the Year), German (Best Music Writer), Yaroslav Rakitin (Best Songwriter), Anatoly Yarmolenko, Come...

MINSK, 10 December (BelTA) - Alena Lanskaya won the national selection for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest held at the Belarusian Television and Radio Company and will represent Belarus at the song contest in Sweden next year, BelTA has learnt. The song for Alena Lanskaya Rhythm of Love was written by Leonid Shirin, Yuri Vashchuk, Alexei Shirin. The song was recorded in London. Alena got a styled Eurovision heart as an award made by the Neman Glass Works. The winner was selected following...

MINSK, 3 December (BelTA) - Belarus and Indonesia plan to develop cooperation in science and technology. Possible joint projects were discussed at a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Semashko and Chairman of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences Lukman Hakim in Minsk. According to the First Deputy Premier, Belarus has a strong scientific-technical and production potential and is interested in partnership with Indonesia. Belarus’ economy is quite dynamic. Every five...

MINSK, 3 December (BelTA) – Kaliningrad Oblast suggests that Belarus should consider the possibility of taking part in the construction and consequent operation of a deep-water port. The information was released by Kaliningrad Oblast Governor Mr Nikolai Tsukanov at the meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on 3 December, BelTA has learned. The Governor said: “A deep-water port will be designed in 2013. We are ready to consider Belarus’ participation not only in the...

MINSK, 29 November (BelTA) – The prospects of the Belarus-Latvia political dialogue, trade and economic cooperation and investment opportunities were discussed in Riga on 28 November during a regular round of ministerial consultations between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Latvia, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Foreign Ministry. The Belarusian delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Yelena Kupchina; the Latvian delegation was chaired by Foreign...

MINSK, 19 November (BelTA) - Belarus and the Czech Republic will establish a joint working group on cooperation in forestry. Relevant agreements were reached during a visit of the Belarusian delegation headed by First Deputy Forestry Minister Fyodor Lisitsa to the Czech Republic, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus. The delegation included representatives of the Forestry Ministry, top managers of the Vitebsk State Industrial Forestry Association, the Mogilev...

GOMEL, 15 November (BelTA) – The Belarusian-Russian forum of young journalists, General Outlook on Future, has kicked off in Gomel, BelTA has learnt. The forum has gathered Belarusian and Russian journalists under 31 from every Belarusian region as well as Smolensk, Bryansk oblasts of Russia and Moscow. Besides, partaking in the forum are professional journalists, media experts, political analysts, heads of the mass media outlets. Media representatives of the two states will take part in...

MINSK, 14 November (BelTA) – An agreement on cooperation in the forestry industry will be signed between representatives of the Forestry Ministries of Belarus and the Czech Republic in Prague on 15 November, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus. A Belarusian delegation led by First Deputy Forestry Minister Fyodor Lisitsa left for the Czech Republic on 14 November to sign the document. According to the ministry, the two countries will develop cooperation...

DHAKA, 14 November (BelTA) – Bangladeshi Square Pharmaceuticals is ready to partake in the construction of a pharmaceutical factory in Belarus. The project was discussed during a visit of Belarus’ Premier Mikhail Myasnikovich to the Bangladeshi company, BelTA has learnt. “We have reached an agreement that Bangladesh will construct a pharmaceutical plant in our country. We have invited this company as an investor and exporter of medications,” the PM said. The Belarusian head of state...

DHAKA, 12 November (BelTA) – Belarus is interested in long-term cooperation with the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and offers joint investment projects to that country, Belarus Premier Mikhail Myasnikovich told Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dipu Moni on 11 November. Belarus views cooperation with Bangladesh as long-term based on mutual benefit, Mikhail Myasnikovich said. “We have come with concrete projects and are ready to trade and share our technologies and know-how,” he...