The CIS member states use Belarus’ experience in combating illegal migration, Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky said after a session of the CIS Council of the Heads of Government in Kishinev on November 14, BelTA informs. “Belarus willingly shares its experience with other CIS states,” Sergei Sidorsky said. He reminded that the international migration personnel training centre that has been opened in Minsk has helped to use more actively the potential of international...

Corruption in Belarus will be eradicated most severely, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said during a government session dedicated to discussing the effectiveness of the measures taken to fight corruption on November 13. “The spreading corruption among those, whose duty is to fight corruption, is disturbing. Representatives of power-wielding bodies designed to prevent and suppress these criminal phenomena turn out to be involved in bribery and other sordid actions,” stressed...

Belarus guarantees safety of foreign investment provided certain conditions are met, Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky said while meeting with Latvian businessmen on November 12. “Many companies want to buy 51% of an enterprise’ shares. We tell them that we can even sell 100%, but certain conditions should be met to ensure that the interests of both sides will be taken into consideration,” the Belarusian Premier said. The terms of doing business should accommodate the socially...

Belarus and the USA should return to the initial stage and quality of relations, which existed before the crisis, and should start a dialogue, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told the Wall Street Journal in an interview on November 11. “Everything depends on America. If America is interested in developing relations with us without building some additional barriers and preconditions, we will seriously advance in this regard and Americans will be pleased with cooperation with...

Belarus sees major prospects in cooperation with Russian state corporation Rostekhnologii, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he met with Rostekhnologii Director General Sergei Chemezov on November 10. “Your corporation represents a great interest as it deals with the things similar to those roughly speaking 85% of our country’s economy is busy with. Cooperation with Russia in these areas is very advantageous for us. This is why the present meeting and prospects of...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated the Belarusian people on the Day of October Revolution, BelTA learnt from the press service of the head of state. “The victory of the Great October opened a new page in the world history. Having proclaimed the rights of nations to self-determination, it created unprecedented opportunities for the national revival, accelerated socio-economic and cultural development of the nations,” the message says. Paying a tribute to the...

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has signed Decree No 22 on safety guarantees for households' deposits and Ordinance No 601 on some issues regarding financial activity of banks, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. The documents are designed to provide additional safety guarantees for deposits of population in the banks and to raise the confidence in the Belarusian banking system. БЕЛТА

Estonian businessmen are interested in Belarusian foodstuffs, Vera Siracheva, the deputy director general of the Minsk office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, noted during the opening of the Days of Business Cooperation “Minsk – Tallinn 2008” on November 4. According to her, the Belarusian foodstuffs are in popular demand in Estonia. At present, the sides are discussing the possibility of their supplies to the market of Estonia and to the market of the European...

The Belarusian banking system has grown much stronger lately, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told a government session dedicated to the state guarantees of the safety of individuals’ deposits in banks on November 4. “No matter how hard the present days can be our banking system is much more powerful than it was. The possibility of extending state commitments to depositors has emerged,” he said. Alexander Lukashenko reminded decree No 4 of April 20, 1998 is already in...

Belarus and Libya have similar views regarding the world order, stressed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he met with head of the Great Libyan Revolution Muammar al-Gaddafi on November 3. “I am thankful for your arrival in Belarus in return to our visit. Today we have an opportunity to discuss many avenues of our cooperation. Belarus and Libya don’t have different approaches to major problems of the world order. Just like you we believe that the world should be multipolar,...