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31.12.2014

Belarus President Administration told to act decisively in state policy on legal matters

MINSK, 31 December (BelTA) – The Belarus President Administration should pay more attention to coordinating the state policy in legal matters. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the statement on 30 December as he introduced newly appointed Head of the Belarus President Administration Alexander Kosinets, BelTA has learned. "Coordinating the state policy in legal matters is one of the most important tasks of the Belarus President Administration. The Administration should pay close...

20.12.2014

Makei, UNICEF representative in Belarus discuss cooperation prospects

MINSK, 20 December (BelTA) – Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei and representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Belarus Yuri Oksamitny met on 19 December to discuss the current status and prospects of cooperation between Belarus and UNICEF and review the joint work over the past five years, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus. The parties praised a high level of cooperation during Minsk's Junior Eurovision held in...

12.12.2014

Belarus to present cutting-edge research solutions at Expo 2017

MINSK, 12 December (BelTA) – Belarus will showcase its most advanced scientific solutions at the international exposition Expo 2017, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Commissioner General at Expo 2017 Rapil Zhoshybayev said as he visited the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB), BelTA has learned. "Astana may become a great platform for Belarus to demonstrate its cutting-edge research solutions to the international community," Rapil Zhoshybayev said. Kazakhstan's...

05.12.2014

Belarus president backs proposal to lower criminal responsibility age for selling drugs

MINSK, 5 December (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko backed the proposal of the Investigation Committee to reduce the age of criminal responsibility for selling drugs from 16 to 14 years. The idea was discussed at the government conference held by the Belarus president on 4 December to discuss the counteraction of the illegal turnover of narcotic substances, psychotropic substances, their precursors and analogs, BelTA has learned. Among the proposals voiced during the...

28.11.2014

Governments of Belarus and Russia in favor of single payment system in EEU

MINSK, 28 November (BelTA) - The governments of Belarus and Russia are in favor of developing a single payment system in the Eurasian Economic Union, Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich said opening the 7th meeting of the Belarus-St. Petersburg Business Cooperation Council, BelTA has learned. This issue was discussed, among others, on the sidelines of the session of the CIS Council of CIS Heads of Government in Ashgabat with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. "We are in...

21.11.2014

Belarus committed to free election campaigns

MINSK, 21 November (BelTA) – Belarus demonstrates adherence to holding free election campaigns. The statement was made by Nikolai Samoseiko, Chairman of the International Affairs Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia, during a video briefing on 20 November, BelTA has learned. "Belarus' accession to the convention on standards of democratic elections, voting rights...

14.11.2014

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MINSK, 14 November (BelTA) – Any attempts to privatize or stay in employer-provided homes after the contract is over are inadmissible. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the statement at the government conference held on 13 November to discuss proposals regarding the procedure for allocating commercial residential premises to individual categories of civil servants, BelTA has learned. "Please, keep in mind that such homes are rented. Any attempts to privatize or stay in...

06.11.2014

Belarus president to review national development forecast, state budget for 2015 soon

MOGILEV, 6 November (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko intends to call a number of government conferences soon to discuss the most troublesome aspects of the country's development. Alexander Lukashenko made the relevant statement at the government conference held in Mogilev Oblast on 5 November, BelTA has learned. In particular, in the near future the government will have to present its report and the social and economic development forecast will be discussed in addition to...

31.10.2014

Belarus reduces oil export duties 1 November

MINSK, 31 October (BelTA) – On 1 November 2014 Belarus will reduce export duties on oil and oil products exported outside the customs territory of the Customs Union. The decision is stipulated in Resolution No. 1010 of the Council of Ministers as of 27 October 2014, BelTA has learned. The export duty on crude oil will go down from $344.7 to $316.7 per tonne. The duty on straight-run gasoline and commercial gasoline will make up $285 per tonne ($310.2 per tonne at present). The export...

24.10.2014

Lukashenko: Money spent on culture should yield results

MINSK, 24 October (BelTA) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko demands that the public funds spent on supporting intellectuals should yield results. Alexander Lukashenko made this statement as he met with Belarusian intellectuals on 23 October, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian head of state. The President drew attention to the fact that the government invests in the promotion of cinema. “This has not yielded any results yet. And this is people’s money,”...

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