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| Country News |
| 08.09.2010 |
| MINSK, 8 September (BelTA) – The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus is actively preparing for the forthcoming presidential election, BelTA learnt from Secretary of the Central Election Commission Nikolai Lozovik.
“The Central Election Commission is now very busy preparing for the forthcoming presidential election. All the draft documents that can be prepared now, before the election date is announced, are in progress,” the CEC representative said. |
| 08.09.2010 |
| MINSK, 8 September (BelTA) – In August this year the KGB Department for Minsk and Minsk Oblast disrupted two international hashish supply chains to Belarus, BelTA learnt from the department’s press group.
Two citizens from the Middle East states have been detained at the Minsk national airport. They are both students of the Minsk universities.
The two are currently under arrest. A criminal case was opened under Belarus’ Criminal Code Art. |
| 08.09.2010 |
| MINSK, 8 September (BelTA) – The literacy rate in Belarus is one of the world’s highest and makes up 99.7% among adults and 99.8% among the youth, the Education Ministry of Belarus told BelTA. Belarus leads among the CIS countries in the adult literacy rate and has one of the world’s highest literacy rates among young people.
Education is among the priorities of Belarus’ state policy, this area accounts for one fourth of the budget expenditure. |
| 07.09.2010 |
| KYIV, 7 September (BelTA) – In January-July Belarus increased its export to Ukraine 1.5 times over the same period last year and reached $1.3 billion, BelTA learnt from the trade and economic group of the Embassy of Belarus in Ukraine.
The supplies of potash fertilizers skyrocketed almost 18 times. The export of Belarusian tractors and tractive units soared almost 4 times (up to $49 million). Sugar export went up by 2. |
| 07.09.2010 |
| PRUZHANY DISTRICT, 7 September (BelTA) – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has ordered to consider a possibility to manufacture Belarus-made self-propelled potato harvesters. He made this statement as he visited the Otechestvo company in Pruzhany District on 7 September, BelTA has learnt.
The head of state noted that it is necessary to thoroughly analyze whether it makes economic sense to produce such machines in Belarus. |
| 07.09.2010 |
| MINSK, 7 September (BelTA) – Belarus’ potential is strong enough to double its export by 2015, BelTA learnt from academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) Piotr Nikitenko who took part in the development of the national export development program 2006-2010.
“The fulfillment of the task is possible if the GDP’s annual growth makes up 6-7%. This is a lower bound, the indices that should be fulfilled and even over-fulfilled if we aim better living conditions in the country,” the scientist believes. |
| 06.09.2010 |
| MINSK, 6 September (BelTA) – The Day of Belarusian Written Language gave a chance to get better knowledge of Belarus’ intangible heritage, its culture and literature, BelTA learnt from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Belarus Lu Guicheng, who attended the Day of Belarusian Written Language in Khoiniki on 5 September.
“It was the first time I visited Gomel Oblast and this wonderful holiday that impressed me much,” the diplomat said. |
| 03.09.2010 |
| MINSK, 3 September (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko made several personnel appointments on 3 September, the press service of the Belarusian head of state told BelTA.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko appointed Vasily Markovich Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Czechia. Before that Vasily Markovich worked as Minister-Counselor of the Embassy of Belarus in Czechia. |
| 02.09.2010 |
| MINSK, 2 September (BelTA) – A delegation of the Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA) is set to visit the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus on 4-9 September. The KIPA is a government-sponsored organization devoted to independent research on public policy and administration, BelTA learnt from Professor Igor Gancherenok, provost for academic affairs of the Belarusian Academy of Public Administration. |
| 01.09.2010 |
| MINSK, 1 September (BelTA) – The government should work hard and produce results, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told media on 1 September.
Alexander Lukashenko believes that he criticized the government a while ago not in vain. “They say that the government will be forced to retire, that everyone who is in the government today will aim for the presidency. As far as the presidency is concerned, they are welcome. |
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