MINSK, June 4 (BelTA) – Israeli businessmen are ready to invest $500 million in the Belarusian silicon valley, Avigdor Lieberman, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister of Israel, told a briefing in Minsk on June 4. “I hope this will be a flagship project that will bring other investors to Belarus,” Avigdor Lieberman said. Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov, in turn, pointed out the modest scale of the trade and economic cooperation between Belarus and Israel. According...

MINSK, June 3 (BelTA) – German businessmen support the economic liberalisation policy Belarus pursues, said Tobias Baumann, Head of the Department for Russia, Eastern and South Eastern Europe, Turkey and Central Asia of the German Union of Chambers of Industry and Commerce, at the III German Economy Day in Belarus in Minsk on June 3. “We believe that the steps for Belarus economy liberalisation are right and support these reforms,” said Tobias Baumann. “These changes have been...

MINSK, May 29 (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko demanded that the government must not bow to Russia. The President made the statement at a government meeting held on May 29 to discuss current issues relating to the country’s social and economic development. The head of state remarked: “I would like to personally warn you, Sergei Sergeyevich Sidorsky, and you, Piotr Petrovich Prokopovich. One of you comes up and tells me how bad it is in Russia, that there are no...

MINSK, May 28 (BelTA) – Belarus and Russia need to find ways to reach an upturn in the trade and economic cooperation. This statement was made during a meeting between President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Russian Premier Vladimir Putin on May 28. The Russian head of government has arrived in Minsk to take part in the session of the Union State Council of Ministers, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. The agenda of the session features 22 items and, according to...

MINSK, May 27 (BelTA) – The prerequisites are in place for the economic growth in Belarus, Vice-Premier of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov told reporters on May 27. Owing to the efforts of the government, we can see the signs of stability and prerequisites for the economic growth, Andrei Kobyakov said. According to him, in January-April Belarus’ GDP increased by 1.2%. “This is a turning point. We have passed it and should add up now,” he said. The country has been implementing a package...

MINSK, May 26 (BelTA) – PACE started to receive unbiased information about Belarus which influenced its decision to recommend the restoration of Belarus’ special guest status, Anatoly Glaz, deputy chairman of the permanent commission for human rights, national relations and mass media of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, told reporters on May 26. The positive decision has mainly been attributed to the fact that PACE representatives have visited Belarus...

MINSK, May 25 (BelTA) – The Belarusian state will further prioritize the projects “Children of Belarus”, “Youth of Belarus” and “Young Talents of Belarus”, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he met with the Belarusian gifted youth on May 25. “The growing generation has an opportunity to get modern, high-quality education, develop their skills and creativity, and have a good rest. We will further move in this direction,” Alexander Lukashenko underlined....

MINSK, May 21 (BelTA) – It is impossible to establish order in the country without eradicating corruption in state agencies, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he met with Chairman of the State Security Committee Vadim Zaitsev on May 21. The press service of the President of Belarus told BelTA, appointing the new KGB chief in 2008, the head of state gave several instructions regarding the improvement of the agency performance and increasing its role. On May 21 the President...

MINSK, May 19 (BelTA) – Belarus’ participation in the EU Eastern Partnership Programme will not hurt the formation of the Belarus-Russia Union State, Union State Secretary Pavel Borodin told reporters in Minsk on May 19. “The statements saying that Belarus has joined the Eastern Partnership and that the Belarus-Russian Union State was brought to the demise are complete nonsense,” Pavel Borodin noted. According to him, one way or another the European Union will have to...

The Fifth MILEX 2009 International Armaments and Materiel Expo is the trademark of the Belarusian defence industry, Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky said when opening MILEX-2009 in Minsk. “MILEX is expected to give more international exposure to new technologies and achievements of Belarus’ defence sector and defence industries of other countries - participants of the exhibition,” the Prime Minister said. According to him, MILEX has become a traditional venue for meetings,...