Belarus has started a new stage in addressing the Chernobyl problems, which manifests the transition from rehabilitation to the development of the affected areas, the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said today at a rally-requiem in the town of Bykhov marking the 21st anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe. Belarus, however, continues to pursue the necessary measures to provide proper radiation protection, the Belarusian leader said. The government implements a programme on...

Belarus is ready to render assistance in setting up the antiterrorist system of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the deputy state secretary of the Belarusian Security Council, Yuri Krivosheev, said during a roundtable meeting on the cooperation of the CSTO member-states in the fight against terrorism and liquidation of natural disasters and emergency situations. In June 2006, during the Minsk session of the CSTO Collective Security Council Belarus proposed to set up and...

This year the Chechersk region of Gomel oblast will launch two new projects under the auspices of the UNICEF. The international organization intends to assign more than EUR 14 thousand for their realization. The projects were developed within the framework of the CORE program “Cooperation for Rehabilitation” of living conditions of the Chernobyl affected areas. According to Lana Melnikova, the CORE program’s assistant in the Chechersk region, the matter concerns the development of...

Today’s top priority is, by all means, to make the independence of Belarus stronger, Alexander Lukashenko said during his State of the Nation Address to the Belarusian people and the National Assembly. “This means to ensure the right to independently implement foreign and domestic policy, to ensure national security in all spheres from defence to information and foodstuffs,” the head of state said. “This is why the motto of this Address is ‘Independent Belarus: Our Worthy and...

Belarus will continue constructing ice palaces in its towns with the population of around 100 thousand people, the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said today during a meeting focusing on the participation of a Belarusian ice-hockey team in the Russian national ice-hockey championship. To date, 10 ice palaces have been constructed in the country. None of them is subsidised by the government; all of them operate on self-repayment schemes, the head of state said. “These are...

Belarus intends to continue fulfilling its obligations in the sphere of defence within the framework of the Belarus-Russia Union State, the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said today during a meeting with the Defence Minister of Russia, Anatoly Serdyukov. “Dealing with issues concerning defence capacity, we should proceed from the fact that it is our common Fatherland,” the head of state said. Belarus will continue interaction within the framework of the regional group of...

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko demanded the Public Prosecutor’s Office to redouble anti-corruption efforts and strengthen control over the decision-making activities of the state agencies and organisations. The President also demanded to strengthen control over implementation of the Anti-Corruption Law of the Republic of Belarus. On April 19 the head of state met with Prosecutor General Piotr Miklashevich to receive his report, BelTA learnt in the presidential press service....

On April 14-17, the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, made official visits to the Sultanate of Oman and India. The visit of the president to Oman, which had the status of a state visit, became the first in the 15-year long history of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Today Oman is one of the leading and most authoritative countries of the region. Belarus is interested in the development of contacts with this state as Belarus desires to have a closer dialogue with...

A visit of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko to Oman will give a new impetus to the bilateral cooperation, first of all, in the trade-economic sphere, BelTA learnt in the presidential administration. During the visit to Oman bilateral documents, including agreements between chambers of commerce and industry of the two countries will be signed. The Republic of Belarus and Oman have been fruitfully cooperating within the United Nations Organization. The diplomatic relations between...

Gomelkhlebprom has signed a letter of intent on cooperation with the Canadian company Aksvit Canada Ins. on delivery of some kinds of bakery which can be in demand in the Canadian market, the deputy chief of the foreign economic department of the ministry of agriculture and foodstuffs of Belarus, Tamara Usacheva, told BelTA. The Canadian company has been sent the certificates of conformity and quality. According to Tamara Usacheva, a trading office is being created in Toronto which will...