Belarus and Russia hold the same positions on bilateral and international issues, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Belarus Boris Gryzlov told the media after a meeting with Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova in Minsk on 25 April, BelTA has learned. "It was a meeting of like-minded people. I think that's the main impression. I would say that the notion that we have similar positions is a thing of the past. We simply have the same...

Belarus and Russia intend to remove any bureaucratic barriers, particularly those impeding manufacturing cooperation, Press Secretary of the Belarusian Industry Ministry Oleg Slepchenko told BelTA. Belarusian Industry Minister Piotr Parkhomchik met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Belarus Boris Gryzlov at the ministry's premises on 22 April. Piotr Parkhomchik informed Boris Gryzlov about details of recent contacts with government officials and...

A session of the Sustainable Development Council took place at premises of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with assistance of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on 21 April, BelTA has learned. The event took place in anticipation of the International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day, which was instituted by the United Nations Organization upon Belarus' initiative. It was dedicated to ways to improve the government's efforts to develop the regions affected by the...

Belarusian forensic experts are interested in the continuation of the DNA Identification program of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, BelTA learned from Chairman of the State Forensic Examination Committee Aleksei Volkov at a press conference held in anticipation of the Forensic Expert Day (22 April). Belarusian scientists, in particular, personnel of the applied science center of the State Forensic Examination Committee have participated in the DNA Identification program by...

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Kazakhstan Pavel Utyupin met with Minister of Education and Science of Kazakhstan Askhat Aimagambetov, BelTA learned from the Belarusian embassy in Kazakhstan. The meeting took place at the Ministry of Education and Science. The parties praised the positive experience of the scientific and educational consortium, as well as the high level of interaction between higher educational institutions...

In 2021 Belarus-Azerbaijan trade in food and agricultural raw materials increased by nearly 20%, the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA. Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Belarus Ulvi Bakhshaliyev. They discussed prospects of Belarus-Azerbaijan cooperation in agriculture, in particular, mutual sales of food, interaction in agrarian education, veterinary medicine, and mutual...