MINSK, 1 October (BelTA) – Belarus’ traditional transport and logistics forum will be held in a new format this year, Pavel Bozhanov, Head of the Office for Developing Transport and Logistics of the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry, told a press conference on 1 October, BelTA has learnt. The forum has been held in Belarus six times. This year it will be transformed into the Belarusian Transport Week. “With a view to changing the format of the forum, an instruction was...

MINSK, 25 September (BelTA) – Foreign Minister of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makei is currently in New York leading the Belarusian delegation at the 68th session of the UN General Assembly, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus. The head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry is taking part in a number of international high-level meetings, including the general debate of the General Assembly, a special event of the President of the General Assembly to...

MINSK, 19 September (BelTA) – Belarus-Russia joint venture International Scientific Medical Center – Cell Technologies will become operational in Belarus in 2015, Director of the Institute of Biophysics and Cell Engineering of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Lyudmila Dubovskaya told reporters on 19 September, BelTA has learnt. “Now the Institute of Biophysics and Cell Engineering is working on two important projects: the project to set up advanced and competitive...

MINSK, 4 September (BelTA) – Belarus supports UNICEF efforts in maternity and child protection. Belarus’ position was voiced at the second regular session of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children’s Fund in the UN headquarters in New York on 3-6 September. Belarus is taking part in the meeting as an observer, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Foreign Mniistry of Belarus. In the discussion of the draft UNICEF strategic plan for 2014-2017, the Belarusian delegation...

MINSK, 26 August (BelTA) – President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Belarus on an official three-day visit on 25 August, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Belarus. It is the first visit for a high-level Sri Lankan delegation to Belarus. An eventful program has been developed for the guests. The delegation of Sri Lanka will hold a number of meetings, visit the Minsk Automobile Plant – Management Holding Company...

MINSK, 22 August (BelTA) – A wise approach should be practiced in fighting African swine fever. The statement was made by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the government session held on 22 August to discuss the epidemic situation in the pig breeding industry and measures to fight the viral swine disease, BelTA has learned. Alexander Lukashenko remarked that the international practice indicates that the only way to stop an epidemic is fast and total slaughter of home-bred and...