MINSK, 19 January (BelTA) – At the meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Japan Sergei Rakhmanov, CEO of Rakuten, Inc, Director of the Japanese Association of New Economy Hiroshi Mikitani praised the level of information technology in Belarus and expressed interest in discussing possible cooperation areas, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

MINSK, 18 January (BelTA) - Proposals to adjust Belarus social and economic development program for 2016-2020 will be prepared in January, Economy Minister Vladimir Zinovsky said in an interview to the Belarus One TV channel, BelTA informs. Vladimir Zinovsky noted: “Keeping in mind the fact that 2016 will be a difficult year, we are going to adjust the whole five-year period. I think in a week or more, but within the ongoing month we will be ready to submit our proposals to the head of...

The Belarusian air carrier Belavia has signed an interline agreement (an agreement on mutual recognition of e-tickets) with Russia's Ural Airlines, Igor Cherginets, Belavia's Deputy Director General for Marketing and Foreign Economic Affairs, said on Facebook, BelTA informs.

MINSK, 4 January (BelTA) – Belarus wants to sign a new agreement with the European Union to bolster relations, Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei told the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned.

MINSK, 28 December (BelTA) – The business incubator of Belarus' Hi-Tech Park has chosen its first seven start-up residents, BelTA learned from the press service of the Hi-Tech Park.

MINSK, 21 December (BelTA) – Greece favors the EU visa simplification for Belarusian citizens, Secretary General for International Economic Relations of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs Giorgos Tsipras said in an interview to the Belarus One TV channel, BelTA informs.

The presentation of the book Statehood. Belarus' National Idea took place in Moscow on 10 December. The book was published by the Russian publishing house Knizhny Mir (Book World), BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian embassy in Russia.

The 4G technology will be launched in Belarus on 1 January 2016, First Deputy Minister of Communication and IT Penetration Dmitry Shedko said in an interview to the Belarus One TV Channel, BelTA informs.

Belarus and Azerbaijan plan to take a more active approach to regional cooperation development, Chairman of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mikhail Myatlikov told media ahead of the Belarusian-Azerbaijani Business Forum on 27 November, BelTA has learned.

Belarus has placed second in the Agro Tourism category of the 2015 National Geographic Traveler Awards. The results were published on the website of the magazine, BelTA has learned.