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MINSK, 2 October (BelTA) – Belarus calls for giving a new impetus to pan-European dialogue on security, Chairman of the House of Representatives of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko said as he opened the autumn session of the parliament on 2 October, BelTA has learned. The speaker emphasized that countries should join efforts to secure a fairer world order and resolve persisting issues. “This idea underpinned the initiative of the Belarusian president to restart the Helsinki process. It is...

MINSK, 26 September (BelTA) – By year-end 2018, BelAZ will produce up to 800 dump trucks, up by 30% compared to 2017, BelAZ Director General Piotr Parkhomchik told reporters on 25 September, BelTA has learned. “The year 2017 saw a sharp spike in all financial and economic indicators of the company. The enterprise rolled out 615 dump trucks and sold 646. In H1 2018 BelAZ produced 407 dump trucks, by the year-end the figure will be close to 800,” Piotr Parkhomchik informed. He...

MINSK, 18 September (BelTA) – The exchange of visits at the high and highest levels was discussed at the meeting between Belarus Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleg Kravchenko and Cuba’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ana Teresita Gonzбlez Fraga, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “The parties discussed the state and prospects of the Belarus-Cuba relations, including cooperation in politics, trade, economy, and interaction...

MINSK, 12 September (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has extended greetings to participants and guests of the 13th Belarusian international media forum Partnership for the Future: Digital Agenda for Media Sector, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. “Over the years, the forum has become an authoritative platform for business communication between media representatives from near and far abroad. The forum gives a unique opportunity to exchange...

MINSK, 4 September (BelTA) – Days of Georgian Culture in Belarus opened at the Palace of the Republic in the Belarusian capital on 2 September, BelTA has learned. The Georgian delegation is led by First Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Mikheil Giorgadze. Belarus’ Culture Minister Yuri Bondar stated in his welcoming speech that the start to a tradition of exchanging days of culture between the two countries was given in November 2017. Then, Belarusian artists...

MINSK, 28 August (BelTA) – Belarus is opening an honorary consulate in Lausanne, BelTA learned from the Belarusian embassy in Switzerland. “The Swiss government has granted the exequatur to Andrei Nazheskin, Belarus’ Honorary Consul to Lausanne with the consular district in the Cantons of Vaud, Valais, Geneva, Neuchatel, Fribourg and Jura,” representatives of the diplomatic mission said. The official opening ceremony of the honorary consulate in Lausanne will take place in the near...

Belarusian books are on show at the Beijing International Book Fair which is underway in the Chinese capital on 23-27 August, BelTA informs. Following the official opening of the Belarusian stand visitors and participants of the exhibition got familiar with the best internationally recognized fiction and encyclopedic literature, popular science and educational publications, and also books and magazines for children. Speaking to China’s SSTV, Belarus Deputy Information Minister, head of...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has appointed new government members. The personnel decisions were announced by the Belarusian head of state, BelTA has learned. Sergei Rumas who had chaired the Development Bank of Belarus was appointed prime minister. Alexander Turchin who had been head of the Council of Ministers Office was named first deputy prime minister. Igor Lyashenko was appointed deputy prime minister. “He is away on business now; he is in touch with the situation. He...

The Information Ministry is busy working on a resolution on national television content. Belarusian Information Minister Alexander Karlyukevich made the relevant statement on the air of the TV channel STV, BelTA has learned. The official noted that the renewed mass media law is sufficient for making up one’s mind about what the national television product is. “A number of bylaws will be developed to supplement the law. A Council of Ministers resolution dedicated solely to national...

MINSK, 26 July (BelTA) – Registration to join the 2nd European Games MINSK 2019 volunteer program will be open till 1 April 2019, Nadezhda Anisovets, a manager for volunteer, cultural and educational programs at the Directorate of the 2nd European Games MINSK 2019, told the media, BelTA has learned. According to Nadezhda Anisovets, over 9,000 applications have been submitted. “Now the registration system is processing applications from volunteers from 52 countries. Most active are...