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13
.03.24
09:00
President
Lukashenko: Belarus’ relations with the Holy See is a prime example of trustworthy cooperation
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings as Pope Francis celebrates the anniversary of his pontificate.
12
.03.24
19:48
President
Lukashenko wants officials to harder look for oil, better manage existing mineral resources
On the whole, about 50 kinds of mineral resources have been discovered in Belarus. The country is in Europe’s top 10 in terms of their availability. However, Aleksandr Lukashenko is against self-complacency.
18:45
Society
Collective Security Treaty Organization strategic command post training session in progress
According to the secretary general, one of the most important goals of the training session is to adjust the procedure for collective anticrisis actions and evaluate their effectiveness taking into account provisions of the resolution on measures to develop a crisis response system.
18:41
Economy
Companies from 23 countries are active on Belarusian commodity exchange
In January-February 2024, foreign companies concluded more than 1,500 transactions to purchase Belarusian goods for a total of $170 million. In the same period last year, the number of transactions was 155 to the total amount of $14 million.
18:19
Politics
Belarus, India launch dialogue on visa facilitation
"An agreement was reached to start a dialogue on further visa facilitation in order to increase mutual tourist flows. Sergei Aleinik expressed gratitude to his counterpart for his consistent support for Belarus' accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and for his principled positive position on our country's accession to BRICS," the press service said.
18:08
Politics
Indian PM receives letter on bilateral relations from Belarusian president
Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik held talks with
Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi.
18:04
President
Lukashenko informed about Construction Ministry’s import reduction projects
Ruslan Parkhamovich said: “Unfortunately, we cannot operate without imports now. The share of import may be small, only 15% of the raw materials but it is there. This is why the main task for the near future is to address the matter of import substitution.”
18:00
Society
Belarus’ import of mineral resources 6 times down over 7 years
Andrei Khudyk said: “On the whole, in 2023 the output of the mining industry totaled 104.3% as against 2022. The import of mineral raw materials keeps steadily declining from 6.9 million tonnes in 2017 to 1.150 million tonnes in 2023.”
17:36
Society
Belarus, Russia adopt set of measures to improve transport communication
Belarus and Russia have adopted a set of measures to improve transport
communication between the countries, Belarusian Ambassador to Russia
Dmitry Krutoi said during a meeting of the High-Level Group of the
Council of Ministers of the Union State on 12 March.
17:27
Economy
Belarusian ambassador names most promising areas of cooperation with Russia
Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi spoke about the most promising areas of cooperation between the two countries as he addressed the meeting of the High-Level Group of the Council of Ministers of the Union State,.
17:07
Economy
Belarus’ cargo transportation via Russian transport corridors up 1.9 times in 2023
“Logistics is an important area. We increased cargo transportation
through the transport corridors of Russia by 1.9 times last year. We are
not stopping there, the growth in the first two months under the
agreements signed between our transport departments is almost 25% of the
past two years’ highest base,” Dmitry Krutoi said.
16:40
President
Lukashenko deems Belarus’ oil reserves underestimated
The first thing the president pointed out is how much oil was extracted in Belarus in the USSR times: about 8 million tonnes per annum or about 9 million tonnes according to some sources. The specialists, who were present at the conference, confirmed the figures.
16:40
Sport
Minister: Belarusian beach soccer team will prove its worth
Belarusian Sports and Tourism Minister Sergei Kovalchuk has
congratulated the Belarusian national beach soccer team on its
successful performance at the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
16:35
Society
Overchuk: Belarus-Russia agreement on mutual recognition of electronic digital signatures ‘nearly ready’
The agreement on mutual recognition of electronic digital signatures between Belarus and Russia is in a high degree of readiness, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk told the media after the meeting of the High-Level Group of the Council of Ministers of the Union State,.
16:19
Economy
Ambassador: Belarusian producers will be given access to financial support instruments in Russia
Belarusian producers will be given access to financial support instruments in Russia, Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi said during a meeting of the High-Level Group of the Council of Ministers of the Union State.