Belarus is ready to enhance trade, economic, military and technical cooperation with Iraq, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq Ibrahim Al Jaafari on 9 April, BelTA has learned. The head of state noted that Belarus-Iraq cooperation has a long history. “We have always respected the friendly people of Iraq and have been concerned about the events happening in your country. You must be sure that we have been and will always be...

Radio Belarus is expanding its presence in the global media space. The Belarusian state TV and radio company Belteleradiocompany and the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have launched a joint project to allow Radio Belarus to stream online via the Ministry’s website www.belarusfacts.by, Belteleradiocompany’s press service told BelTA. By accessing the website visitors can now read and hear all the information they would like to learn about Belarus in eight languages: Belarusian,...

Belarus will turn off the lights for the Earth Hour on 28 March, BelTA learned from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. The press service of the Green Network Environmental Association noted: "Belarus will join the largest environmental campaign Earth Hour and will switch the lights off for one hour from 20.30 to 21.30 local time on 28 March. Earth Hour is the largest environmental event in the world. Every person in any part of the work can join the event as...

Representatives of the Belarusian Energy Ministry and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Energy Agency have gathered for a working meeting to discuss energy efficiency and renewable energy on 16-17 March, BelTA learned from the press service of the Energy Ministry. Today, the parties will exchange the experiences in regulating electricity loads with significant output of renewable energy sources, involving the industrial...

The Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department (Gosatomnadzor) of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry will compile a general file that will include results of the audits carried out at every stage of the lifecycle of the Belarusian nuclear power plant, BelTA learned from Gosatomnadzor’s representatives, who explained Council of Ministers executive order No. 133 of 25 February. The document was published by the national legal information website on 6 March. The document approves the...

The Belarusian government issued a resolution to approve the procedure and the terms of granting and paying the family capital, Belarusian Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said at the session of the House of Representatives of the fifth convocation when presenting the government action program for 2015, BelTA has learned. "On 24 February the government, within the time period specified by the head of state, adopted Resolution No. 128 to approve the regulations on the procedure and the...