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| MINSK, 29 July (BelTA) – Belarus will always be at the forefront of supporting refugees, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he met with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres on 29 July.
“You have a very honorable mission. You may be helping people in distress more than others. I am very glad that you can have an opportunity to see the country, see the real state of things here and the most problem category of people in the world. >>> |
| MINSK, 28 July (BelTA) – The rate of utilization of funds of the conservation foundations was very low in the first half of 2010, First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Vitaly Kulik said at a session of the ministry.
“No program has been implemented in full. The average percentage of the utilization is 40-60%, and this is despite the fact that we projected that only 10-20% of the annual funding would be disbursed in the first half,” Vitaly Kulik said. >>> |
| MINSK, 27 July (BelTA) – Belarus plans to switch into trade surplus by 2013, Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky said at a session of the Council of Ministers.
In H1 2010 the quality parameters of the economic performance have improved, Sergei Sidorsky said. The export outpaced import by 12.9%. In January-May 2010 the foreign trade deficit was $500 million less than in the same period of 2009. >>> |
MINSK, 27 July (BelTA) – Belarusian head of state Alexander Lukashenko and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will hold a one-on-one meeting in the National Library of Belarus, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
Bashar al-Assad will also have a guided tour of the National Library.
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| MINSK, 27 July (BelTA) – Belarus’ GDP will grow by at least 11% in 2010, Economy Minister of Belarus Nikolai Snopkov told a session of the Council of Ministers on 27 July.
“The achievement of the necessary growth rate by GDP-forming industries, the fulfillment of the system decisions adopted by the government, including program products that the industries have adopted, will allow securing the GDP growth rate as large as at least 111% and achieving the targeted goals of 2010,” said the Minister. >>> |
| MINSK, 26 July (BelTA) – A quality breakthrough in Belarus-Syria relations is a possibility, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko as he met with Syria President Bashar al-Assad on 26 July.
“I am convinced that we will considerably expand the bilateral trade and economic ties. We have everything to make it happen, primarily the political will of the leadership of both countries,” said Alexander Lukashenko. >>> |
| MINSK, 26 July (BelTA) – Belarus possesses high economic and scientific potential, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad said as he met with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko on 26 July, BelTA has learnt.
The Syrian President said he is glad to be in Belarus. In his words, Belarus whose people survived the Nazism remains committed to independent policy.
Bashar Al-Assad noted that the peoples of the two countries should benefit from good political relations between the states. >>> |
| MINSK, 26 July (BelTA) – Russia is a natural historical strategic partner of Belarus, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with Syria’s Al-Watan newspaper, BelTA has learnt.
“We have a multi-billion dollar trade turnover. We cooperate across numerous areas,” the President said.
According to him, the customs union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia opens up the prospects of even closer cooperation, if, of course, this union gets to grow into a full-fledged organization, without exceptions and restrictions. >>> |
| MINSK, 26 July (BelTA) – Belarus and Syria are approaching a level of industrial cooperation, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with Syria’s Al-Watan newspaper, BelTA has learnt.
The two countries have recently made considerable progress in economic cooperation, Alexander Lukashenko said. Syria has become one of the major markets for Belarus’ trucks in the non-CIS states. >>> |
| PRUZHANY DISTRICT, 26 July (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko ordered to use more local raw materials while constructing co-generation plants in Belarus. He made this statement as he toured the Pruzhany co-generation plant on 24 July, BelTA has learnt.
“We should produce everything for such co-generation plants, except for some know-how that we cannot decipher. We should act like the Chinese do. >>> |
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