GOMEL, 5 December (BelTA) – The Belarusian company Belorusneft and the Russian company Zarubezhneft have expressed their intention to participate in the implementation of joint oil industry projects in Latin America. Prospects of possible interaction between the two companies were discussed during a working visit of the Russian delegation led by OAO Zarubezhneft Director General Sergei Kudryashov to the industrial group Belorusneft, the press service of the Belarusian company told BelTA....

GOMEL, 28 November (BelTA) - Belarusian Steel Works (BMZ trademark) has expanded its commodity distribution network by opening the company BelmetSteelDMCC with headquarters in Dubai, the biggest city in the United Arab Emirates, BelTA learned from BMZ spokesman Alexander Olesik. The main objective of the new company is the sale of all kinds of BMZ products on the markers of the Middle East and North Africa. The company will focus on products with a high added value. This is a robust,...

MINSK, 21 November (BelTA) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko conferred state awards on representatives of various professions in recognition of many-year productive work, exemplary fulfillment of service duties, personal courage displayed in crime prevention and mitigation of emergency, a big personal contribution to the patriotic education of the youth, attainment of good results in the automobile production, construction, manufacturing sector and agriculture, achievements in the...

GOMEL, 14 November (BelTA) – The ceremony to sign a contract to give a grant to the rehabilitation and recuperation center Sidelniki, Mozyr District, took place at the education department of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee on 13 November. The grant was awarded in line with the Japanese government's program on humanitarian security, BelTA has learned. According to Japanese Ambassador to Belarus Mimori Shigehiro, the $90,000 grant will be allocated to purchase medical equipment for...

MINSK, 6 November (BelTA) – The 8th international junior ice hockey tournament, the President's Sports Club Cup, will take place at Chizhovka Arena in the Belarusian capital on 6-8 November, BelTA has learned. Belarus (U-17) will go head to head with Latvia (U-17), Russia (U-16) and Slovakia (U-16). The competitions provides the opportunity to talented Belarusian hockey players that start their career as part of their national teams test themselves in a faceoff against teams from other...

GOMEL, 31 October (BelTA) - The official delegation of Vinnitsa Oblast headed by chairman of the oblast council Sergei Svitko will pay a visit to Gomel Oblast on 30-31 October, BelTA learned from the press service of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee. The main item on the agenda of the visit will be the conclusion of a cooperation agreement with Gomel Oblast. A ceremony of signing the relevant documents with the participation of Gomel Oblast Governor Vladimir Dvornik will take place on...

GOMEL, 24 October (BelTA) - Academic readings to commemorate outstanding aircraft designer Pavel Sukhoi will take place in Gomel as part of the international sci-tech conference, Contemporary Machine Science, on 23-24 October, BelTA learnt from the press service of the oblast executive committee. The event which is held once in two years is organized by the P.O. Sukhoi State Technical University of Gomel and Sukhoi Company in Moscow. The conference will hear 106 reports from academic,...

MINSK, 17 October (BelTA) – The Belarus government has discussed the progress in aiding citizens of Ukraine in a difficult life situation, the government's press service told BelTA. According to the source, the government monitors the presence of Ukrainian citizens in Belarus on a systemic basis. Relevant matters are dealt with in the regions on a weekly basis, with prompt decisions made. Every week information is collected about the current situation in the regions of Belarus. In...

GOMEL, 10 October (BelTA) – A photo exhibition "Humanity in Times of War", which will feature 42 unique photographs from the archives of the International Committee of the Red Cross, opened in Gomel on 7 October, BelTA learned from the press service of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee. The exhibits were selected from the photo album "Humanity in Times of War - Photos from the Front". They cover the period from 1860 till present days. The exhibition illustrates such events as the...

GOMEL, 3 October (BelTA) – Medical equipment was donated to the Gomel Regional Teaching Hospital for War Veterans in a solemn ceremony on 1 October. The equipment was donated in line with the Japanese government's program on public safety grants Grassroots, BelTA has learned. The Japanese embassy donated a modern ultrasound machine worth $108,000 to the hospital. Taking part in the ceremony was Japanese Ambassador to Belarus Mimori Shigehiro. Speaking with reporters, he noted that the...