It high time for Belarus to start flying its own aircraft instead of simply repairing them, Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Parkhomchik told the ONT TV channel, BelTA informs. The vice-premier gave his take on prospects for domestic production of aircraft. “We have certain competencies in this area. Minsk Civil Aviation Plant No. 407 performs a wide range of repair works of aircraft manufactured in Europe, America and Russia,” he noted. “Yet, we should go further than this. During...

Since the first unit was connected to the national power grid the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP) has generated more than 18 billion kWh of electricity, Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk told the media after the grand opening of the City Day celebrations in Ostrovets, BelTA has learned. According to him, this made it possible for the country to replace about 5 billion cubic meters of gas. "This is a significant economic effect. This project is the most...

 Belarusian pilots are relocating the first batch of Mi-35 helicopters, which are about to enter service with the Belarusian army, the press service of the Defense Ministry told BelTA. According to the source, the Belarusian army has received the helicopters in accordance with the plan on building and developing Belarus' Armed Forces and the development of military technology cooperation with Russia.

 Belarus and Yaroslavl Oblast intend to raise mutual trade turnover to $0.5 billion by the end of the year, BelTA learned from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Dmitry Krutoi after the ambassador met with Governor of Russia's Yaroslavl Oblast Mikhail Yevrayev on 16 August, BelTA has learned. Dmitry Krutoi said: “We have a very good spectrum of relations as it is. I think this year we will get up close to the significant trade figure of $0.5 billion...

Belarus' neighbors are training armed militants from among the criminals who fled from Belarus, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said at the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security on 15 August, BelTA has learned. “Countries neighboring the Republic of Belarus are training on their territory armed militants from among the criminals who fled from Belarus. They openly say that they will use them for military attacks on the Belarusian state,” Viktor Khrenin said....

Brazil is highly interested in Belarusian farm machines, Brazilian Ambassador to Belarus Bernard Jorg Leopold de Garcia Klingl said on the air of the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned. "In Brazil, there is a very high interest in Belarusian farm machines, for example MTZ tractors. They are reliable, of high quality and very well suited for Brazilian small and medium-sized businesses in the agricultural sector," Ambassador Bernard Jorg Leopold de Garcia Klingl said....