NESVIZH DISTRICT, 23 September (BelTA) – Prospects of Belarusian sugar sales abroad should be examined in detail, taking into account plans to raise the domestic sugar output. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko gave the instruction during his working trip to Minsk Oblast on 23 September. “The question is whether we should make more sugar. It is necessary to think whether the market will buy it instead of thinking about whether we have the land and can grow sugar beet. What if the...

MINSK, 22 September (BelTA) – Car Free Day will be held in Belarus on 22 September, BelTA learnt from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. It is the third time Belarus is to take part in the European Carfree Day campaign. Belarus organized its first Car Free Day in 2008. The action resulted in cutting pollutant emissions by more than 400 tonnes including nearly 100 tonnes in Minsk. An estimated 100,000 cars are made every day in the world, i.e. one car per...

MINSK, 21 September (BelTA) – There are plans to allocate around Br3.5 trillion for the state water supply and water disposal program “Pure Water” in 2011-2015, Minister of Housing and Communal Services Vladimir Belokhvostov told a session of the Council of Ministers Presidium. The session tabled the draft program on 21 September. The new program envisages 1,946 actions. Efforts will be poured into improving the quality of water and extending the coverage of cities and towns with...

MINSK, 20 September (BelTA) – In January-July 2010 Belarus and Armenia doubled their trade from the same period last year, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to Belarus Armen Khachatryan told a press conference on 20 September. According to the diplomat, in January-July the trade totaled $29.1 million as against almost $14 million the same months in 2009. The Armenian diplomatic mission expressed hope that by the end of the year the mutual trade would make up nearly...

MINSK, 17 September (BelTA) - In January-August 2010, the production of chemical and petrochemical products in Belarus made up Br10.372 trillion, up 14.7% over the same period in 2009, BelTA learnt from the National Statistics Committee. In January-August Belarus manufactured 4,220 million tonnes of mineral fertilizers, up 89.9% over the same period a year ago. The production of potash fertilizers grew 2.24 times to 3.576 million tonnes, the output of nitrogen fertilizers totaled 514,300...

MINSK, 16 September (BelTA) – The salaries will be increased in a step by step manner in Belarus, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said at the 6th Congress of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus on 16 September, BelTA has learnt. They say that salaries in Europe are much higher than those in Belarus. “We are essentially ready to pay $1,000. But let us agree that in this case you will pay for health care, education and utility services in full. Ladutko told me that one...

MINSK, 16 September (BelTA) – The state will place higher emphasis on public associations and political parties. This statement was made by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko at the 6th Congress of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus (FTUB) on 16 September, BelTA has learnt “If people and God let us keep our positions, we will communicate more often in the next five-year term,” Alexander Lukashenko said addressing the attendees. The head of state said he regrets he paid less...

MINSK, 16 September (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated President Felipe Calderon of the United Mexican States on Independence Day, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. Alexander Lukashenko expressed confidence that traditionally warm, friendly relations between the two states would remain a solid foundation for further development of the bilateral cooperation. “I hope that gradual expansion of Belarus-Mexico relationship will match the...

MINSK, 15 September (BelTA) – The Days of Belarusian Culture will be held in the Republic of Lithuania on 17-19 September, BelTA learnt from the spokeswoman for the Culture Ministry of Belarus Svetlana Shitikova. The National Art Museum of Lithuania will host an exhibition “Ivan Khrutsky in the Dialogue of Cultures” dedicated to 200th anniversary of the birth of the Belarusian painter who worked in the mid-18th century in Vilno. A memorial plaque to Frantishek Bogushevich, a poet,...

MINSK, 13 September (BelTA) – An international commission will prepare a review of Belarus’ innovation development, Igor Voitov, chairman of the State Committee for Science and Technology of Belarus, told a workshop on the preparation of the review with participation of representatives of the Economic Commission for Europe. The review will be prepared by representatives of the Economic Commission for Europe at the request of the Belarusian government. Igor Voitov noted that Belarus has...