In the CIS, work is underway on a draft statement by the heads of government on the prospects for cultural and humanitarian cooperation, BelTA learned from the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. On 12 December, the CIS headquarters hosted a meeting of the expert group to coordinate the draft statement by the heads of government of the CIS member states on the prospects for cultural and humanitarian cooperation. The web-based meeting was attended by representatives of...

Belarus and Russia are busy working on a project to build a high-speed railway line between Moscow and Minsk. The news was released by Deputy Director General of Russian Railways Oleg Toni, TASS reports. Oleg Toni said: “The Russian part of the line has been added to the land-use planning scheme. We are now working with Belarusian colleagues to determine what we will do next to work out the project.” In August President of Russia Vladimir Putin mentioned plans to consider the...

Farmers of Belarus and Poland have opportunities for cooperation, Krzysztof Tołwiński, head of a farm in Poland and chairman of the political party Front, told the media on the sidelines of the Business Days in Gomel international forum, BelTA has learned. According to Krzysztof Tołwiński, the two countries have differences in agriculture. “In Poland farms have 100-200 hectares of land while in Belarus farms possess thousands of hectares. Poland's policy in agriculture is based on...

Belarus and Hanoi intend to cooperate in the sphere of nuclear and radiation safety. The parties discussed cooperation prospects and plans during working meetings, BelTA has learned. Representatives of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor) met with representatives of the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) and the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM). The meetings took place as part of the visit of...

The West is trying to strangle Belarus by portraying it as an aggressor country, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich said during a meeting with the personnel of the Brest-based Dzerzhinsky Border Group, BelTA. Aleksandr Volfovich reviewed the military and political situation and threats emerging around Belarus. “Modern wars are fought differently. These are hybrid wars that employ political tools, information warfare and economic sanctions. There...

Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Dmitry Krutoi met with Russia's Smolensk Oblast Governor Vasily Anokhin during his visit to the Russian region on 4 December. Vitebsk Oblast Governor Aleksandr Subbotin and First Deputy Architecture and Construction Minister Oleg Shvets took part in the talks on Dmitry Krutoi's initiative, BelTA learned from the embassy's press service. The parties discussed a wide range of cooperation issues in economy, mechanical engineering, agriculture, road...