MINSK, 9 September (BelTA) – Minsk, Zhodino and Molodechno are set to host a qualifying round of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in late September 2010, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian Football Federation. Belarus have been drawn in to the sixth qualifying group. The Belarusian U-17 team will face Lichtenstein (in Zhodino on 21 September), Kazakhstan (also in Zhodino on 23 September), and Romania (in Minsk on 26 September). All in all there thirteen...

MINSK, 7 September (BelTA) – 55 women have been awarded the Order of Mother for giving birth and bringing up five or more children. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed relevant Decree No 461 on 3 September, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. The Order of Mother awardees included Svetlana Vishnevskaya, teacher of Beloozersk secondary school No 1 of Bereza District, Natalia Kozak, housewife from the village of Olshany, Stolin District, Lyudmila Kravchuk, postwoman of...

MINSK, 7 September (BelTA) – Belarus’ potential is strong enough to double its export by 2015, BelTA learnt from academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) Piotr Nikitenko who took part in the development of the national export development program 2006-2010. “The fulfillment of the task is possible if the GDP’s annual growth makes up 6-7%. This is a lower bound, the indices that should be fulfilled and even over-fulfilled if we aim better living conditions in...

MINSK, 6 September (BelTA) – The Day of Belarusian Written Language gave a chance to get better knowledge of Belarus’ intangible heritage, its culture and literature, BelTA learnt from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Belarus Lu Guicheng, who attended the Day of Belarusian Written Language in Khoiniki on 5 September. “It was the first time I visited Gomel Oblast and this wonderful holiday that impressed me much,” the...

MINSK, 3 September (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko made several personnel appointments on 3 September, the press service of the Belarusian head of state told BelTA. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko appointed Vasily Markovich Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Czechia. Before that Vasily Markovich worked as Minister-Counselor of the Embassy of Belarus in Czechia. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko appointed Vladimir Serpikov...

MINSK, 2 September (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has decreed the commendation of 16 Belarusians representing various fields of activity, including athletes, coaches, employees of the National State TV and Radio Company, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. Those commended by the President include senior coach of the national freestyle team of Belarus Vasily Vorobyev, chief of the team and senior coach of the national freestyle team Anatoly Pastukhov, senior...

ZHITKOVICHI District, 31 August (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko does not rule out a possibility of privatization of agricultural lands. The President made this statement as he visited the farm of Mikhail Shrub in Zhitkovichi District, BelTA has learnt. “If we decide to give land into private ownership, we will start from this farmer,” Alexander Lukashenko said referring to Mikhail Shrub. “Let it be an experiment for the time being. But we need to give the land to...

ZHITKOVICHI District, 31 August (BelTA) –President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko considers it necessary to set up private agricultural holding companies in Belarus in order to develop the farming. The president made the statement when visiting a private farm of Mikhail Shrub in Zhitkovichi District. The State will continue to support the farms like that of Mikhail Shrub. The President also suggested that Mikhail Shrub should create an agricultural holding company. He will be in charge...

MOZYR REGION, 30 August (BelTA) – Belarus plans to become self-sufficient in corn seed in 2013, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko was briefed during his working trip to Gomel Oblast on 30 August. According to Alexander Lukashenko, the course of events showed that the decision once taken to expand the sowing area under this agricultural crop was not a mistake. In 2005 the country sowed nearly 480,000 hectares with corn. This figure has recently risen to 800,000 hectares. The task was...

MOZYR DISTRICT, 30 August (BelTA) – It is necessary to focus on signing long-term contracts for selling agricultural products, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko during his working trip to Gomel Oblast on 30 August. The head of state remarked that he was primarily interested in matters of corn and potatoes in Gomel Oblast. According to Alexander Lukashenko, this year’s profitability of potato farming is extremely high – up to 100%. “Even oil processing can’t be that...