MOSCOW, 13 March (BelTA) – Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Belarus-Russia Union State have suggested developing a textbook on the history of the Great Patriotic War. The idea was discussed at the session of the Social Policy, Culture, Science, and Humanitarian Affairs Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly in Orenburg on 12 March, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarus-Russia Union State PA. Members of the commission recommended the Belarusian Education...

MINSK, 4 March (BelTA) – London’s Continent Finance Holding and Delta Belarus Holding B.V. (Netherlands) signed an agreement of strategic partnership on the Belarusian market to the amount of ?500 million, BelTA learnt from the Belarusian Delta Bank. Delta Bank has been chosen as the main financial agent on the agreement. Under the document, all the projects in Belarus that will get foreign direct investment from Continent Finance Holding will be offered first of all to Delta Bank...

MINSK, 25 February (BelTA) – Members of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus have voted for the government’s action program for 2015. The relevant decision was made during the sixth session of the fifth convocation on 25 February, BelTA has learned. Prime Minister of Belarus Andrei Kobyakov was available to answer questions of the parliamentarians. The document comprises seven chapters to cover all the areas of efforts of the government. Each chapter...

MINSK, 18 February (BelTA) – Belarus could play a bigger role in resolving the conflict in Ukraine, in particular, in Debaltseve, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Suma Chakrabarti on 18 February, BelTA has learned. “We have a very complicated situation at Debaltseve after the Minsk agreements came into effect. Belarus could play a bigger role in resolving this conflict if the two sides...

MINSK, 11 February (BelTA) – The European Union expects positive results from the Normandy format meeting on Ukraine in Minsk on 11 February, Charge d'Affaires of the EU delegation in Belarus Richard Rudolph told reporters on 11 February, BelTA has learned. “We will hope for fruitful work and positive results of the meeting. The war should be stopped anyways,” Richard Rudolph said. The Charge d'Affaires believes that this will be possible if all the participants of the meeting are...

MINSK, 2 February (BelTA) – There are no reasons to believe that there is African swine fever (ASF) in Belarus at present, BelTA learned from Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Leonid Zayats. The official assured that there are no reasons for concern. “Our products are safe. We have no reasons to say that there is African swine fever in Belarus,” said Leonid Zayats. Two foci of African swine fever were detected in Belarus in 2013. Both Russia and the World Organization...

Despite all financial difficulties Belarus will keep its budget socially-oriented, Vice Premier Natalia Kochanova told media, BelTA has learned. The policy of supporting socially vulnerable groups of people will remain among the priorities of the work of the Prime Minister, Natalia Kochanova said. “The main tasks have been clearly posed by head of state Alexander Lukashenko who stressed that the main thing is concern for people and justice,” she noted. The priorities of the social...

MOSCOW, 30 December (BelTA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an instruction approving the signing of the protocol on introducing amendments to the Belarus-Russia agreement on the equal rights of citizens of the two countries to the freedom of movement and the choice of place of stay and residence on the territory of the Union State as of 24 January 2006. The document was posted on Russia’s official Internet portal of legal information, BelTA has learned. The protocol allows...

MINSK, 24 December (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander has wished Merry Christmas to all Christians of Belarus who celebrate Christmas on 25 December, BelTA learned from the presidential press service. “I wish you Merry Christmas. The light of the Star of Bethlehem heralds the triumph of faith and universal Christian love for people. Christmas rouses the anticipation of something new, fills the life with hope and sense,” the President of Belarus noted. “Exciting Christmas...

MINSK, 12 December (BelTA) - The Foreign Ministry of Belarus has confirmed the information on the arrest of Belarusian football fans in Florence. The consular service of the embassy is keeping in touch with the detained and the police of Florence, BelTA learned from the press service of the Foreign Ministry. “The Italian police arrested a group of 61 football fans from Belarus ahead of FC Dinamo Minsk’s Europa League match against Fiorentina in Florence on 11 December. According to the...