MINSK, 15 March (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated his people on Constitution Day of the Republic of Belarus, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. “The fundamental law expresses the will and aspiration of the Belarusian people for genuine sovereignty, social justice and progress. The adoption of this document has opened a new page in our history, given a strong impetus to consolidating the values of democracy, contributed to the formation of...

MINSK, 12 March (BelTA) – In order to protect the interests of the state the second and further stock issues of the open joint stock companies that process agricultural products and which have been set up during privatization of state property will be coordinated by the President of Belarus. On 11 March Alexander Lukashenko approved corresponding Decree No. 1 that introduced amendments and additions to Decree No. 3 of 20 March 1998 “On destatization and privatization of state property in...

MINSK, 11 March (BelTA) – National security should be considered not only from the military point of view, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Leonid Maltsev told a roundtable dedicated to the revised version of the national security concept on 11 March, BelTA has learnt. The State Secretary noted that each country should strive for stability, which needs the balance of interests. He reminded that the previous version of the concept maintained that national security is the...

MINSK, 9 March (BelTA) - Belarus has submitted necessary documents to the interdepartmental commission for a special investigation regarding the import of oil products to Ukraine, BelTA learnt from the deputy director general of Mozyr Oil Refinery Vitaly Pavlov. “We have provided the required information,” said Vitaly Pavlov. He added that in order to clarify the position of Belarus on this issue, the Mozyr refinery summoned a press conference for Ukrainian and Belarusian media on 24...

MINSK, 9 March (BelTA) – Invited for the Belarusian Industrial Forum which is to take place in Minsk on 17-20 May will be world companies possessing cutting-edge technologies, BelTA learnt from Director of the Department for Energy Efficiency of the State Committee for Standardization of Belarus Leonid Shenets who makes part of the steering committee for the forum. The first session of the steering committee chaired by First Vice Premier Vladimir Semashko has already been held in the...

MINSK, 4 March (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated officers and generals, law enforcement officials and veterans on Police Day, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. “Your selflessness, deep sense of responsibility and high professionalism distinguishes the readiness of the interior bodies to effectively administer the law and public security, defend constitutionally guaranteed property and social rights of the Belarusian citizens,” the...

MINSK, 1 March (BelTA) - Decree No 75 “On external borrowings of local government and self-government bodies” provides additional opportunities for the regions to raise foreign investment, BelTA learnt from the deputy chief of the financial department of the Minsk City Hall Nikolai Dubovik. He noted that prior to the issuance of the decree it was only the central government bodies who could issue and place bonds in foreign markets. Now such right has been granted to oblast executive...

MINSK, 25 February (BelTA) – The agriculture in Belarus should become self-sufficient, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting with new government members and reappointed officials on 25 February. In his words, the country has made a great progress during the implementation of the State Rural Revival and Development Program, but not all the objectives have been achieved. Many issues remain unsolved, especially those pertaining to the sector’s efficiency. “The...

MINSK, 25 February (BelTA) - About 30 Belarusian companies may go public in the next five years, the executive director of the Russian Interfax Business Service Mikhail Matovnikov said during the first Belarusian IR-Forum. According to him, Belarus has enough companies who have something to offer to investors. Vladimir Khlabordov, the head of the legal department of the Economy Ministry of Belarus, agreed with this evaluation. He noted that one of the goals of the Economy Ministry is to...

Dear countrymen, distinguished soldiers and veterans of the Armed Forces, Let me convey to you my cordial greetings on Fatherland Defender's and Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus' Day. This day is the tribute to all those who sacrificed their lives for the Motherland and who, by their unprecedented heroism, defended the right of our people to freedom and to being the masters on their land, to chose their future and decide how to live. This is a celebration of the worthy heirs of the...