Новости за 31.01.2024

The 1.10 Squares exhibition has been organized jointly with the Belarusian Union of Artists and is part of the joint project that will be running at several exhibition venues in Belarus throughout 2024.

“The Astrakhan side was informed about the projects that we successfully implemented in Russia, including projects to build schools, hospitals, kindergartens in Kaluga, Voronezh, St. Petersburg and other Russian regions,” the ambassador said.

The accession to the convention will give Belarus the right to participate in the international process of prohibitions and restrictions on chemicals in trade; to support the interests of the EAEU countries.

“The head of the People’s Republic of China noted that China values friendship with peoples from all countries, it is ready to deepen partnerships on an equal footing and to keep expanding mutually beneficial cooperation,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed.

“Two years ago we had to redirect our cargo, so we used the infrastructure of Russian ports. Astrakhan immediately offered us a transshipment program catering to our needs. They were primarily interested in transhipping our potash fertilizers, timber, and metal products,” said Dmitry Krutoi.

"Our president has instructed us to promote Belarusian stores in Russia similar in concept to First National Trading House. We suggested this project to Astrakhan. We will see whether it will be a separate trading house or we will implement this project as a large fair. We will work it out," Ambassador Dmitry Krutoi noted.

The industrial sector generates 27% of Belarus’ GDP, Piotr Parkhomchik noted. "This is a very large figure. The manufacturing industry employs more than 700,000 people," he said.

The president expressed the hope for the intensification of Belarusian-Malaysian relations at various levels and search for new avenues for future cooperation.

The parties discussed the state of trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and Uzbekistan and exchanged views on promising areas for expanding cooperation in agriculture, industry, and pharmaceuticals.

"In any case, nuclear weapons are one of the main strategic deterrents to those leaders who have been hatching plans against the Republic of Belarus," Viktor Gulevich said.

"As for cooperation with Belarusian regions, we have the agreements with Vitebsk Oblast and Brest Oblast earlier. We have been working closely with them for a while now," Igor Babushkin noted.

Piotr Parkhomchik said: "Last year almost 68,000 passenger cars were produced at the BelGee plant, with 52,000 of them exported to Russia. This is a great success. We are beginning the next stage which is the localization of the component base.”

“To date, 265 candidates will compete for 110 seats in the House of Representatives. Of these, 10 are under 31 years old, i.e. the youth. The youngest parliamentary candidate is 23 years old; 92 candidates are women,” said Igor Karpenko.

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"Igor Babushk suggested producing dairy in Astrakhan Oblast from Belarusian milk powder with the use of Belarusian experience and technologies. We will draft a feasibility study for this project and see if it is profitable and economically sustainable," Roman Golovchenko said.

The document envisages projects on the exchange of experience between government bodies and organizations of Belarus and ICRC experts in the provision of assistance to migrants, the implementation of international humanitarian law.

According to the parties, the formation of a common commodity exchange market is essential for the economic integration of the two countries. It will not only contribute to mutual trade growth and business ties but also ensure free access to strategic resources and equal business conditions for Belarusian and Russian companies.

“It is with a heavy heart that we respond to any steps aimed at inciting interethnic hatred and rewriting the history of the war that claimed the lives of every third Belarusian,” the embassy said.

“Belarus increased exports to your region in 2022. The exports kept growing even throughout 2023, although it was hard to beat the high figures of 2022. In January-November 2023 we added up more than 6%,” Roman Golovchenko said.

“The election campaign has entered its most active phase with campaigning kicking off on 31 January,” Vladimir Andreichenko said.

“The 2024 international cooperation plan is a framework document that creates a good foundation for the work of the House of Representatives of the eighth convocation,” Vladimir Andreichenko said.

The construction of a new waste sorting plant at the Trostenetsky landfill near Minsk is planned to start in the spring. The project was discussed at a working meeting chaired by Minsk Mayor Vladimir Kukharev on 30 January, BelTA has learned.

In mournful silence, the participants of the rally commemorated the great feat of those who sacrificed their lives during the Great Patriotic War to give future generations a peaceful sky, freedom and independence.

Belarus’ gross pork production increased by 6.1% in 2023, Agriculture and Food Minister Sergei Bartosh said at a meeting of the ministry’s board to discuss the performance of the agricultural industry in 2023 and to outline the tasks for 2024 on 30 January, BelTA learned.

According to Ivan Krupko, the relations between the two regions has reached a qualitatively new level in recent years. Partnership in all sectors of life has been expanded.