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9 December 2019

19:57

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75th anniversary of WW2 victory high on CIS agenda in 2020

A joint session of the CIS Humanitarian Cooperation Council and the Board of the CIS Interstate Humanitarian Cooperation Foundation took place in Brest on 9 December. Results of this year were summed up and plans for the future were sketched out.

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19:20

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A BelAZ-75306 haul truck. Photo courtesy of BelAZ

Belarusian BelAZ to ship 24 haul trucks to Russian Kuzbass

The haul trucks BelAZ-75306 and BelAZ-75131 will be shipped to the city of Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia in several batches by June 2020. Five 220-tonne trucks were already delivered in early November and are being assembled now.

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18:51

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Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Belarus, Brazil discuss prospects of cooperation in oil refining, geological exploration

During the meeting the ambassador arranged a presentation of Belarus' economic and investment potential. The sides discussed prospects of development of Belarus-Brazil cooperation in the area of geological exploration, oil processing, and mining.

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18:24

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Belarus' science lauded by Russian Academy of Sciences chief

Belarusian science demonstrates good results and this is in many ways an example to follow for Russia, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeev said.

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17:31

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About 60 events held as part of CIS Year of Book

About 60 major book events were held in our countries, including contests, fairs, exhibitions, festivals and conferences. The CIS Executive Committee arranged a mobile exhibition dedicated to the history of book publishing in the member states.

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16:39

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Minsk agreements seen as only tool to settle conflict in Donbass

The Minsk agreements are still on the agenda. There is no abandoning them. This is the only tool to resolve the situation in the south-east of Ukraine. It was the Minsk agreements that put an end to the active phase of the war in the Donbass, Yuri Shevtsov said.

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16:26

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Russian companies owe over $2bn to Belarusian ones

As of 1 October 2019, Russian contractors owed $2,115.7 million to Belarusian commercial entities while overdue receivables stood at $147.6 million. The figure dropped by $1.7 million or 1.1% in January-September 2019.

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15:58

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Anastasiya Shkurdai. Archive photo of Belarus' National Olympic Committee

Lukashenko congratulates Anastasiya Shkurdai on European swimming gold

“Let this success give you confidence in yourself and become an additional stimulus for Belarusian swimmers on the way to new glorious victories at important international competitions,” the message of greetings says.

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15:43

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In Pictures: Our Children charity campaign starts in Orsha

The current campaign will last until 10 January. About 100 organizations have already announced their intent to join the event.

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15:42

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UNDP: Belarus 50th in 2019 human development index

Belarus has risen by three positions and now shares 50th place with Kazakhstan on the the global ranking of human development among 189 countries. Belarus is among the countries with a high level of human development, UNDP Resident Representative in Belarus Alexandra Solovieva said.

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14:45

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Marcel Licka. Photo courtesy of FC Dinamo Brest

FC Dinamo Brest part ways with Marcel Licka

In 2019, FC Dinamo Brest, under the tutelage of Marcel Licka, won their first Belarus' champion title and also the country's Super Cup.

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14:14

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Belarus' vice speaker warns against haste in constitutional reform

Such documents are not drawn overnight. The Constitution is the major law of our state. The work on it should be meticulous, painstaking, long. It should involve all stakeholders and experts.

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13:56

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Government eager to promote active ageing program in Belarus with UNFPA support

Igor Petrishenko said: “The populations in Europe and Belarus are getting inevitably older. It is important for us to develop the so-called active ageing program with your assistance.”

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13:37

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Ambassador: Belarus' deficit in trade with Russia decreasing

The deficit in trade with Russia has been decreasing, Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Vladimir Semashko said and cited some figures to confirm the trend as he talked to the media on 9 December.

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13:36

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Medicine, Arctic research among key cooperation avenues in Union State

The financing of the Union State programs in 2020 will contract 20% compared to 2019. The Union State chief explained that the Union State budget did not shrink. Over the past several years the parties used the money that had not been utilized before.

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