The unemployment rate in the Eurasian Economic Union decreased by almost 19% in 2022, official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission Iya Malkina said at a briefing for the press in Moscow on 16 February, BelTA has learned. “The number of unemployed people registered with the EAEU employment services at the year-end of 2022 totaled 824,300 and decreased by almost 18.7% year-on-year,” Iya Malkina said. “The number of the unemployed accounted for 0.9% of the total...

The agreement on a unified industrial policy will give an additional impetus to the integration of Belarus and Russia, Industry Minister of Belarus Aleksandr Rogozhnik said, BelTA learned from the press service of the Industry Ministry. The Belarus-Russia intergovernmental agreement on a unified industrial policy was signed in Moscow on 15 February. The document was drafted in furtherance of the Union State unified industrial policy program. The program is an integral part of the...

The Belarusian Energy Ministry plans to develop cooperation with the Russian nuclear fuel producer TVEL. The corresponding agreement was reached at a meeting between Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich and a delegation of TVEL Fuel Company headed by President Natalya Nikipelova, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Energy Ministry. The parties discussed the main areas of cooperation and the prospects for new joint projects. Belarus and the Russian company have...

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Szijjarto traveled to Minsk for the talks with Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik, BelTA has learned. Peter Szijjarto is also expected to have negotiations with Belarusian Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov. A month ago, the foreign ministers had a telephone conversation. Then the diplomats confirmed their focus on the further mutually beneficial development of interstate relations and agreed to continue the...

The second team of Belarusian rescuers arrived at the site of rescue operations in Türkiye, BelTA learned from the Emergencies Ministry of Belarus. The ministry said that they brought additional K9 teams and equipment: devices to search for survivors under the rubble, radar detectors and video endoscopes, acoustic devices, and also equipment for dismantling reinforced concrete debris. With the arrival of the second team, the Belarusian rescuers will be able to cover more ground.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Arab Republic of Egypt Sergei Terentiev met with Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Ehab Nasr of Egypt on 8 February 2023, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian diplomatic mission. The parties discussed the topical issues on the bilateral agenda, including interaction in the industrial sector and the schedule of high-level events. Particular attention was paid to the...