SVETLOGORSK REGION, April 7 (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko urged not to focus solely on the Russian export market. He made this statement during his working trip to the Gomel oblast on April 7. “Our officials should stop wooing Russian officials. If they do not want us on their market, we will find other markets,” the Belarusian head of state said. According to Alexander Lukashenko, the current conditions make Belarus diversify exports. “Our products are of a...

MOSCOW, April 6 (BelTA) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed the law on ratification of the Belarusian-Russian intergovernmental agreement on transit of the goods which are transported between customs bodies of the two countries, BelTA learnt from the Kremlin press service. The law was adopted by the Russian State Duma on March 20, 2009 and approved by the Council of Federation on March 25. The Belarusian side has already ratified the agreement. The agreement simplifies the...

MINSK, April 6 (BelTA) – There is progress in the Belarus-EU relations, Minister-President of German Federal Land Brandenburg Matthias Platzeck told reporters in Minsk. “I have been watching the development of the relations for a while and can say that there is certain progress. I am very happy about this,” Matthias Platzeck said. He expressed hope that Belarus’ participation in the Eastern Partnership programme will promote this progress. “Isolation is never useful. There are...

MINSK, April 3 (BelTA) – Belarus is open for constructive and multifaceted cooperation with states or groups of states irrelevant of their geographic position, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said as he received the credentials from heads of the diplomatic missions of Israel, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Qatar, Kuwait, and Namibia. According to the President, the mutual readiness of partners to cultivate equitable and respectful relations has always been the main component of success...

MINSK, April 2 (BelTA) – In the present day conditions budgetary resources should be spent only on priority projects, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said at a session dedicated to the formation and utilization of budgetary funds, including innovation, road and environmental funds, BelTA has learnt. The President underlined that the plans and approaches of half a year before have become obsolete. “We should single out priority tasks that can benefit the country most. We should...

MINSK, April 1 (BelTA) – Belarusian auto-aggregate works will get loans to ensure uninterrupted supplies to Russia, Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky said after a meeting with Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod oblast of Russia Valery Shantsev in Minsk on April 1. “We should not interrupt supplies of engines, starters, gears. On the contrary we need to increase their exports in 2009,” the Prime Minister said. According to him, lending will be provided to make sure the supplies of...

MINSK, March 31 (BelTA) – Belarus and Russia should establish access to each other’s markets as fast as possible, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he met with Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Governor Valery Shantsev on March 31. “Supporting the competitive ability of the economies of Belarus and Russia is the key task in the crisis conditions. Existing problems should be addressed as fast as possible,” emphasised the President. “If our economy steps away from manufacturing...

MINSK, March 30 (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has confirmed Belarus’ intention to build tight relations with the European Union. The President made the relevant statement as he met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain Miguel Moratinos on March 30. “Located in the centre of Europe, we would like to have the best relations with our neighbours — the European Union. You should agree that living in the XXI century and looking at each other over...

MINSK, March 26 (BelTA) – The Stepanov’s Institute of Physics of the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences and the Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Science and Technology Center (Saudi Arabia) have concluded contracts at the amount of $1.3 million, BelTA learnt from Vitaly Plavsky, deputy director on innovation and research work of the Stepanov’s Institute of Physics. The contracts will be carried out within two years. The funding of the works of the Belarusian scientists is expected to start...

MINSK, March 26 (BelTA) – Forty-two projects will be financed from the Union State budget in 2009, Deputy State Secretary of the Union State Sergei Shukhno told mass media on March 26, BelTA informs. The projects will cover various areas, from agriculture and industry to hydrometeorology. Sergei Shukhno emphasized the significance of Union State projects in the area of high technologies: space, super-computer development, nanotechnologies and a project concerning general medicine with the...