MOSCOW, 18 November (BelTA) – Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan are building the Single Economic Space (SES), because it will benefit them all, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told reporters in Moscow on 18 November, BelTA has learnt. “Plenty of ideas emerged on the post-Soviet space since the USSR collapsed. However, everyone was saying that nothing will happen until Russia moves from statements and declarations about integration to practical action,” Alexander Lukashenko said...

MINSK, 15 November (BelTA) - Buyers from Russia and Kazakhstan will be allowed to take part in electronic auctions under government procurement contracts in Belarus, Chairman of the Board of the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange Arkady Salikov told a press conference in BelTA’s press center. In accordance with the agreement on government (municipal) procurement signed by Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan in December 2010, Belarus will allow economic entities of the Russian Federation...

MINSK, 14 November (BelTA) – The National Bank expects the ifnlaiton will slow down, NBRB Chairperson Nadezhda Yermakova reported to President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on 14 November, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. “I know that the situation on the currency market is normal. I would like to hear your view on the inflation and the situation on the consumer market,” Alexander Lukashenko said. He also asked Nadezhda Yermakova to share her evaluation of the...

MINSK, 11 November (BelTA) – Cooperation of Belarus and Russia in the military technical area is productive, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he heard out a report from Defense Minister Yuri Zhadobin on 11 November. The report covered results achieved by the Armed Forces of Belarus in 2011, BelTA has learned. Aimed to enhance the defense potential of the Union State in the Eastern European collective security area, Belarus-Russia military technical cooperation is...

GRODNO OBLAST, 4 November (BelTA) – The West is trying to loosen up the situation in Belarus for the sake of making the republic part of its sphere of influence. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko made the statement on 4 November as he gave instructions to further develop territorial defense in the country. “The West’s goal is visible to the unaided eye: they want to stagger the situation in Belarus and cut off the country from active participation in international public and...

VITEBSK, 1 November (BelTA) - Water quality and the state of water ecosystems in transboundary water basins of the Dnieper and Western Dvina rivers will be high on the agenda of the fourth meeting of the joint Belarusian-Russian commission for the conservation and rational use of transboundary water bodies, BelTA learnt from the Vitebsk regional committee of natural resources and environment. The meeting will be held in Vitebsk on 9-10 November. The meeting participants are set to consider...