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Makei tells French, German ambassadors about Belarus' partnership principles
Vladimir Makei informed the ambassadors about progress in the constitutional process going on in Belarus and about other matters concerning the development of the situation inside the country.
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Belarus, Russia sign document on airworthiness
Head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Aleksandr Neradko and Director of the Aviation Department of the Transport and Communications Ministry Artyom Sikorsky took part in the ceremony.
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Production of over 820 import substitutes mastered by Belarusian Gomselmash over ten years
According to Aleksandr Novikov, global manufacturing cooperation chains have started decaying in the current conditions. It is necessary to switch to a shorter manufacturing cycle inside the country. Many European countries are doing it.
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Minsk to host Leisure 2021 expo on 23-25 April
The 23rd edition of the international spring expo of tourism services “Leisure 2021” will be running in Minsk on 23-25 April.
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Retail trade down 4.5% in Belarus in Q1 2021
In Q1 2021, the retail trade totaled Br13.1 billion, or 95.5% as against the same period of 2020 in comparable prices. Wholesale trade amounted to Br28.3 billion, or 104% as against January-March 2020.
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Belarus to join teleconference on Chernobyl's 35th anniversary
There will also be a prayer service for those who died immediately and in the aftermath of the Chernobyl accident.
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Tashkent to host CIS forum of creative and scientific intellectuals in November
The CIS Humanitarian Cooperation Council and the Board of the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation (IFHC) held a joint web-based meeting on 16 April, BelTA learned from the press service of the CIS Executive Committee.
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Freight traffic in Belarus down 5.8% in Q1 2021
Freight turnover amounted to 28.8 billion tonne-kilometers, or 99% year-on-year.
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Belarus name squad for 2021 IIHF World U18 Championship
The Belarusian junior team will leave for the United States on 19 April. Belarus will open the championship against Sweden on 26 April.
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Belarus' parliamentary delegation attends CIS IPA plenary session
Belarus' parliamentary delegation headed by Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly Natalya Kochanova took part in the 52nd plenary session of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly.
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Belarus' GDP up 0.9% in Q1 2021
According to initial estimates, the GDP amounted to Br36.3 billion in current prices, up by 0.9% in comparable prices over Q1 2020.
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Belarus' industrial output 9.2% up in Q1 2021
Production declined by 1.7% in the mining industry and went up by 9% in the processing industry.
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Kochanova: Belarus' CIS presidency focuses on economic growth
The key task of the Belarusian Presidency in the CIS is to improve the well-being of our countries, Speaker of the upper house of the Belarusian Parliament Natalya Kochanova said as she addressed the plenary session of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly.
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Bill on state protection of judges, officials in Belarus passes second reading
A new category was included in the list of protected persons, which reads other persons subject to state protection due to infringement against their security.
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Russia interested in cooperation with Belarus in freight transshipment
Asked about the transshipment of Belarusian oil products via Russian ports, the official said: “The task is being fulfilled in full. Moreover, the volume in March was slightly larger than the target. We also expect an increase in the volume in April. The mechanism works."
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Belarus expects to get second $500m tranche of Russian loan by June-end
"We made arrangements for the first half of the year, the second quarter. Let's hope that it will arrive by the end of June," Yuri Seliverstov said.
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First CSTO staff negotiations to discuss organization of joint exercises in 2021 held
The negotiations were chaired by First Deputy Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Lieutenant-General Khasan Kaloyev. Representatives of the ministries and government agencies concerned of Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and the CSTO Secretariat took part in the negotiations.
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Russian PM looks forward to resumption of air service with Belarus
I am looking forward to gradual resumption of air service between Belarus and Russia, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at the meeting with Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko.
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Belarus, Russia urged to restore pre-COVID-19 level of transportation service
Belarus and Russia need to restore the pre-COVID-19 level of transportation service, Belarus' Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at a delegations-level meeting with Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin on 16 April.
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Belarus' MFA comments on new U.S. sanctions on Russia
The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is absolutely sure that such steps by the United States can not bring any effect except for harm - just as it has already been in the past.
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Over 220,000t of Belarusian freight shipped via Russian sea infrastructure already
Roman Golovchenko said: “Our cooperation in transshipping Belarusian freight via Russian sea ports can serve as an example of how difficult problems of bilateral interaction should be resolved."
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Belarus' bill on preventing Nazism rehabilitation passes second reading
The bill on preventing the rehabilitation of Nazism has passed the second reading at the session of the seventh-convocation House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, BelTA has learned.
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PM: Package of proposals on Belarus-Russia integration is almost ready
"These are the issues that are of practical importance for the alignment of the economic conditions of our economic agents. These issues are complex, sensitive, and there is no sense to bypass them, because without a solution to them we will be unable to build a truly union economy and a real integration project,” said Roman Golovchenko.
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PM: Belarus-Russia trade is poised for uptick
“At the beginning of 2021, we see a very encouraging trend showing that the bilateral trade is recovering. In January-February Belarus' merchandise export to Russia rose by about 5%, and Russia's export to Belarus increased by nearly 25%,” Roman Golovchenko said.
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Amendments to Belarus' anti-extremism laws pass second reading
The bill on countering extremism has passed the second reading at the session of the seventh-convocation House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, BelTA has learned.
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Minsk Motor Plant doubles supplies to Russia in Q1 2021
In 2021 Minsk Motor Plant plans to continue developing its distribution network in Russia in two directions: engines and spare parts, as well as special machinery.
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Belarusian athletes undergo mandatory medical examination ahead of Tokyo Games
The meeting was dedicated to the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo, Japan. Director of the National Research Center for Sports Irina Malevanaya spoke about medical support of the training process of Olympians.
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COVID-19 impact on EAEU economies is weakening
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Bill on tourism passes first reading in Belarusian Parliament
The bill was introduced to the House of Representatives on 18 May 2020. It is designed to fine-tune the mechanism of tourism business in Belarus, to improve the legal situation of citizens who are consumers of tourist services
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Belarus reports 1,516 new COVID-19 cases, 1,489 recoveries in past 24 hours
The nationwide coronavirus tally now stands at 341,539 cases. A total of 331,972 patients previously diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered in Belarus.
