MINSK, 7 April (BelTA) – Belarus and the European Union should aspire to establish visa free regime, borders should unite our countries but not separate them, Chairman of the State Border Committee of Belarus Igor Rachkovsky told an online conference hosted by the National State TV and Radio Company website on 7 April, BelTA has learned. “There were and will be frontier guards… and there are frontier guards at the internal borders of the European Union, but they are not seen, there is...

KAMENETS DISTRICT, 6 April (BelTA) – The enlargement of agricultural companies will enhance their efficiency, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he visited the Belovezhsky company in Kamenets District on 6 April, BelTA has learnt. Sharing his impressions of what he saw Alexander Lukashenko noted that he is rather cautious about creating large companies like the one he visited. “Our farmers are used to seeing and want to see the company chief every day. However, we have no...

GOMEL, 5 April (BelTA) – Representatives of the Belarusian companies will take part in a business tour “Gomel-Lipetsk-Voronezh-Gomel” on 25-29 April, BelTA learnt from the Gomel Office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Partaking in the tour will be representatives of dairies and industrial companies of Gomel Oblast. The final list of the participants will be compiled by the end of the week. The program of the tour envisages negotiations between Belarusian and Russian...

MINSK, 4 April (BelTA) – The work of the new Polish Ambassador in Belarus should not become a waste of time, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the Republic of Belarus Leszek Szerepka on 4 April, BelTA has learnt. According to Alexander Lukashenko, the new Polish Ambassador is a very experienced politician with extensive knowledge of the former Soviet republics. “Your mission here should not be a...

MINSK OBLAST, 1 April (BelTA) – The readiness of agricultural companies for the spring sowing campaign should be closely examined, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko during his working visit to Minsk Oblast on 1 April. In particular, the head of state drew attention to the readiness of agricultural machines and conditions of storage of mineral fertilizers. Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Mikhail Rusyi told the President that this year will be the first time when...

GOMEL, 30 March (BelTA) – The scientific and practical conference “Chernobyl 25 years on. Mitigation of the Impact in the Union State” will take place in Gomel and Bryansk on 12-15 April, Vasilina Yevseyenko, head of the international cooperation and information department of the National Scientific and Practical Center for Radiation Medicine and Human Ecology, told reporters on 30 March, BelTA has learned. Representatives of Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian mass media are currently...

MINSK, 28 March (BelTA) – The Belarusian enterprise Belgeologia has found a new oil deposit in Kalinkovichi District, Gomel Oblast, BelTA learned from Yaroslav Gribik, Belgeologia Deputy Director General, Chief Geologist for Oil and Gas. The new deposit was found during a test run of the prospecting borehole Novokazanskaya 2,600 meters below the surface in the upper layer of the subsalt carbonate deposits. The preliminary estimation has put the oil influx of the borehole at 10 cubic meters...

MINSK, 22 March (BelTA) - Two hot galvanization plants will be commissioned in Belarus in 2011, First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Piotr Vityaz told media on 22 March. One of the facilities is being prepared for launch in Rechitsa. It is supposed to turn out the first pilot batch of products in Q2 2011. The second facility is located in Lida and will be commissioned by the end of the year. According to preliminary estimations around Br100...

MINSK, 18 March (BelTA) - Belarus has announced open international tenders to find investors for development of brown coal deposits in Brinevo, Zhitkovichi and Tonezh, BelTA learnt from Yelena Penyaz, chief of the information and public relations department – spokesperson for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. The tenders are based on the principles of transparency and meet international standards. The tenders have been announced due to the need to maximize the use of...

MOSCOW, 17 March (BelTA) – The government of Russia has approved the draft agreement with Belarus on parallel operation of power grids. The relevant resolution was signed by Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Russian Cabinet. In line with the agreement, on 1 July 2011 Belenergo and Inter RAO UES will establish a joint venture in Belarus. Each of them will have 50% of the authorized fund of the new company. The agreements...