MINSK, 30 October (BelTA) – Belarus and Turkey maintain regular political contacts, Ambassador of Turkey to Belarus Kezban Nilvana Darama said at a solemn event timed to the national holiday of Turkey on 29 October, BelTA has learned. According to the diplomat, the two states cultivate close relations, including at the highest level. Business contacts are an important driving force in promoting bilateral cooperation. In fact, Turkish companies take part in joint projects with Belarus...

MOSCOW, 18 October (BelTA) – The Yenisei TV channel of Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Krai has launched a new special project dedicated to famous Belarusian brands and life in Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Embassy in Russia. The journalists from Krasnoyarsk spent several days in Belarus. They visited well-known companies, took a ride in a Minsk electro-bus, visited BelAZ and saw the legendary rock hauler that has been added to the Guinness World Records book....

OSTROVETS, 11 October (BelTA) – The physical launch of the first unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant is scheduled for March 2019, BelTA learned from Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk on 10 October. The official said: “Bearing in mind the timeframe and technological requirements, the general contractor has put together a schedule, which specifies a number of key points and important events. Everything is being done, for instance, to deliver nuclear fuel this...

MINSK, 26 September (BelTA) – By year-end 2018, BelAZ will produce up to 800 dump trucks, up by 30% compared to 2017, BelAZ Director General Piotr Parkhomchik told reporters on 25 September, BelTA has learned. “The year 2017 saw a sharp spike in all financial and economic indicators of the company. The enterprise rolled out 615 dump trucks and sold 646. In H1 2018 BelAZ produced 407 dump trucks, by the year-end the figure will be close to 800,” Piotr Parkhomchik informed. He...

MINSK, 18 September (BelTA) – The exchange of visits at the high and highest levels was discussed at the meeting between Belarus Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleg Kravchenko and Cuba’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ana Teresita Gonzбlez Fraga, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “The parties discussed the state and prospects of the Belarus-Cuba relations, including cooperation in politics, trade, economy, and interaction...