MINSK, 1 February (BelTA) – The State Border Committee (SBC) of Belarus has developed a special Internet website www.traffic.gpk.gov.by to update the population on the latest developments with the small-scale border traffic between Belarus and Latvia, SBC told BelTA. The website contains the main notions on small-scale border traffic, the list of administrative and territorial units and the list of documents necessary for crossing the border. The agreement signed by Belarus and Latvia...

MINSK, 1 February (BelTA) – Belarus has increased oil transit rates via its main pipelines by 8.3% on 1 February, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Economy Ministry. “On 1 February the oil transit rates via the main pipelines operated by Gomeltransneft Druzhba and Polotsktransneft Druzhba on the territory of Belarus have been increased by 8.3% over 2011 in Russian rubles,” the press service informed. The rates were set by Provision No.6 “Concerning Rates on Oil...

MINSK, 24 January (BelTA) – President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has left to the Russian Federation for a working visit, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian head of state. Alexander Lukashenko met with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Krasnaya Polyana on 23 January. The presidents discussed Belarus-Russia cooperation prospects, including trade and economic relations, the Union State of Belarus and Russia, the Single Economic Space, joint...

MINSK, 6 January (BelTA) – According to preliminary data Belarus’ gold and foreign exchange reserves reached a record high of $7,915.9 million in IMF terms on 1 January 2012. The figure in national terms amounted to $9,387.2 million, BelTA learned from the Information Office of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus. In 2011 Belarus’ reserves in international terms gained $2,885.2 million, more than 75% up. The figure considerably exceeded the target set by the 2011 Major...

MINSK, 5 January (BelTA) – The access of citizens to Internet resources, including foreign ones, is not restricted in Belarus. Mass media reports claiming that responsibility for visiting foreign websites has been introduced are contrary to the fact, representatives of the Operations and Analysis Center under the President of Belarus told BelTA. The source said that the introduction of administrative responsibility for breaking rules that govern the usage of the national segment of the...

GRODNO, 4 January (BelTA) – The Year of the Book will become a great literature feast for writers and readers, Chairperson of the Grodno Office of the Union of Writers of Belarus Lyudmila Kebich told BelTA. According to her, the members of the Union celebrate the publication of every book. The fact that book publishing and promotion are top on the government agenda is an additional stimulus for creative work and efforts to bring domestic literature closer to the reader, Lyudmila Kebich...