ASTANA, 24 May (BelTA) – The governments of Belarus and Kazakhstan have been charged with working out a bilateral intergovernmental agreement on trade and economic cooperation for the delivery of oil and oil products to Belarus, reads a joint statement signed by the presidents of Belarus and Kazakhstan after talks in Astana on 24 May. The Belarusian and Kazakh governments will focus on priority areas of economic, scientific and technical, and humanitarian cooperation. Among other things...

MINSK, 23 May (BelTA) – Belarus is still intent on raising the customs duties on cars imported by individuals up to Russia’s level as from 1 July 2011. The statement was made by First Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Petrishenko at a session of the International Affairs and CIS Relations Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus on 23 May. Asked by MP Vladimir Kuzhanov whether there was any truth in reports that Belarus might not raise car import duties...

MINSK, 18 May (BelTA) – Belarus and Armenia should fully use the economic component of their relations. The statement was made when President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko met with Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan in Minsk on 18 May, BelTA has learned. Alexander Lukashenko pointed out that over the last ten years Belarus-Armenia trade has increased by more than 16 times – from $2.9 million in 2009 to $47.2 million in 2010. In his words, this year has seen a small decline in...

MINSK, 16 May (BelTA) – The court hearing on the ownership of the process oil in the Polotsk-Ventspils pipeline that the Latvian company LatRosTrans owns has been postponed. The date of the hearing will be revealed later, representatives of the Belarusian company Polotsktransneft Druzhba told BelTA. A court hearing was supposed to take place on 16 May to consider substantial matters of the dispute but following a complaint LatRosTrans filed with the Latgalian district court against the...

VITEBSK, 13 May (BelTA) – The Battle of Berezina of 1812 near Borisov can become the ground for creating an international memorial complex of European people to mark the 200th anniversary of the battle of the Russian army and the French army of Napoleon. This statement was made by scientific editor of the “Petrus Brovka Belarusian Encyclopedia” publishing house Nikolai Grachev at the ongoing conference “Belarus in the Patriotic War of 1812” in Vitebsk, BelTA has learnt. The Battle...

BESHENKOVICHI, 13 May (BelTA) – Enterprises able to earn profits fast should be set up, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko during his working trip to Vitebsk Oblast on 13 May. Alexander Lukashenko recalled his previous day’s visit to the fruit storage facility of the agricultural company OAO Alexandriyskoye and the company’s experience of growing pleurotus mushrooms. At that time the head of state made the decision in favor of building a mushroom growing factory. The...