MINSK, 13 June (BelTA) – Belarus pursues a responsible policy in maintaining international peace, Yuri Ambrazevich, head of the main department for multilateral diplomacy of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, said at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Trends in United Nations Peacekeeping, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry. The diplomat underlined that Belarus conducts a consistent and responsible policy in maintaining international peace and...

MINSK, 6 June (BelTA) – The heads of parliament of Belarus and Russia have made a huge contribution to strengthening of interregional cooperation between the two countries, Minsk Oblast Governor Semyon Shapiro said at the Belarus-Russia regional forum on 5 June, BelTA has learned. “A huge contribution to the development of our relations has been made by the heads of our parliaments: the Council of the Republic and the Federation Council,” Semyon Shapiro said. He added that many heads...

MINSK, 21 May (BelTA) – Matters concerning the development of small and medium business in Belarus were discussed at the session of the Council of Ministers Presidium on 20 May, the press service of the Belarus government told BelTA. Participants of the session approved the proposal of the business community regarding the need to implement the 2014 national business platform. It was noted that the document fosters the development of a full-value competition environment by promoting...

MINSK, 15 may (BelTA) – Belarus’ National Pavilion has opened at the 67th International Film Festival in Cannes, one of the oldest and most prestigious events in the world of cinema, BelTA learned from Director General of the National Film Studio Belarusfilm Oleg Silvanovich. This is the fourth time Belarus has arranged its cinematic "embassy" at the forum. This year the organizers are the Culture Ministry of Belarus, Belarusfilm Film Studio and film company Nonstop MEDIA. The main...

MINSK, 6 May (BelTA) – The 9th edition of the Belarusian international media forum will be held on 8-12 June, BelTA learnt from First Deputy Information Minister Liliya Ananich. In the previous years the media forum was held in the second half of May. This year, however, the forum has been postponed till the following month. According to Liliya Ananich, it is, first of all, due to the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of Belarus’ liberation from the Nazis and the 2014 IIHF World...

MINSK, 24 April (BelTA) – Belarus has approved the list of the key investment projects for implementation in 2014. The Council of Ministers adopted the relevant Decree No.380 on 23 April 2014, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian government. “The list includes 22 investment projects that will be implemented, first of all, in the production sector of the economy, i.e. chemical and food industry, railway and aviation transport, construction and agricultural sectors. All...