During a visit to the POZHSNAB company in Borisov on 10 December, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko announced plans to inspect promising industrial enterprises to discuss their development prospects, BelTA has learned. The head of state noted that in spring, summer, and early autumn he pays much attention to agriculture, because this sector is crucial for the country’s food security. And now, time has come to assign a bigger priority to industrial enterprises. “In...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko proposed to open the Belarusian trading house in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast as he met with Governor of Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Gleb Nikitin on 9 December, BelTA has learned. "It would be nice to have a trading house to sell Belarusian products in your region. I think that we need to create a trading house to sell not only food products, but also industrial goods. We need to sell consumer goods for people: clothes, footwear, refrigerators,...

Belarus expects to see a unified market for gas, oil and petroleum products with Russia as soon as possible, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the Union State Supreme State Council meeting in Minsk on 6 December, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that the development of the Unified Electricity Market Treaty was another significant milestone in the Union State history. “We expect the earliest possible launch of unified markets for gas, oil and petroleum...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko congratulated the staff of the Central Election Commission on its 35th anniversary, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state. Since its establishment, the Central Election Commission has been actively involved in building institutions of people's power of the independent Belarusian state, improving national legislation, and educating citizens on the law, the Belarusian leader noted. “Largely due to your efforts, the elections...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed to decide on the future of the Belarusian Oil Company as he made new appointments on 2 December, BelTA has learned.  When approving the appointment of Marat Maletsky as Director General of the Belarusian Oil Company, the head of state stressed that this structure employs about 80 people, professionals in their field. At the moment, according to the president, they are underutilized. "It seems to me that they are underutilized. I feel...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People observed on 29 November, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. “I am convinced that in this time of hardship for the people of Palestine, the legacy of its first President Yasser Arafat, who was able to unite his compatriots and show the way to establishing long-term...