A videoconference working meeting chaired by Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi and Vice Governor of Krasnodar Territory Aleksandr Ruppel took place on 7 April to discuss the implementation of the roadmap for cooperation between Belarus and Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation for 2023-2024, BelTA learned from the press service of the diplomatic mission. This roadmap has been designed to enhance cooperation with the Russian region following the visit of the...

Resident companies of the FEZ Grodnoinvest put into operation nine production and engineering facilities in Q1 2023, BelTA learned from the press service of the FEZ. “As part of the plans to implement investment projects at the industrial sites of the free economic zone in Grodno Oblast, resident companies of the FEZ Grodnoinvest commissioned nine production and engineering facilities estimated at a total of over Br8 million in the first quarter of 2023. For example, Aquapack...

Belarus and Vietnam have discussed plans to invigorate trade between business circles, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BelCCI). The BelCCI hosted a meeting between Head of the International Cooperation and Exhibition Activities Department of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Aleksandr Golovarev and Commercial Counsellor, First Secretary of the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the Republic of...

  During his official visit to the Republic of Kenya, Belarus' Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Kenya's President William Samoei Ruto, BelTA learned from a social media account of the Kenyan leader. “Met H.E. Sergei Aleinik, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, in Nairobi, who delivered a message of goodwill from President Aleksandr Lukashenko; urged Belarus to position its interests, technology and investment in Kenya and Africa,” the...

Early spring cereals and leguminous crops have been sown on 13.5% of the target area in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry. As of 1 April early spring crops (excluding maize, buckwheat and millet) were planted on the area of 87,900ha, or 13.5% of the plan. Progress in sowing these crops reached 45.4% in Brest Oblast, 11.2% in Gomel Oblast, 29.2% in Grodno Oblast, 1.75% in Minsk Oblast, and 0.34% in Mogilev Oblast. Land for sowing early spring...