MINSK, 1 August – Belarusian scientists intend to expand academic partnerships with the UAE, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vladimir Gusakov said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates to Belarus Ibrahim Salim Mohamed Almusharrekh on 1 August, learned from the press service of the National Academy of Sciences. “The Academy of Sciences would like to collaborate with the United Arab...

BREST, 29 July - About 30 delegations came to Brest to help the city celebrate its 1003rd birthday on July 29 and 30, has learned. Brest is hosting delegations from Poland, Latvia, Slovakia, Germany, Russia's Samara, Kovrov, Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, Izhevsk, Petrozavodsk, Ryazan, Astrakhan and Malgobek, as well as representatives of diplomatic missions. "Despite the fact that some cities have sent notices that they suspend or break cooperation with us, we have not removed...

MINSK, 28 July - At the invitation of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Kenya Pavel Vzyatkin took part in the exporters roundtable forum, learned from the Belarusian embassy in Kenya. The event was attended by Kenyan officials and business circles, representatives of the foreign diplomatic corps. In his speech to the Kenyan business audience, the Belarusian diplomat...

MINSK, 27 July - A company from Iraq plans to buy Belarusian milk powder and beef, spokesperson for the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) Roman Yaniv told. Following the visit of a top manager of the Iraqi company Al Seraj Al Mubeen Co., plans are to study the issue of organizing supplies of Belarusian milk powder and beef to Iraq. According to the Iraqi businessman, Al Seraj Al Mubeen Co. specializes in the import and wholesale of food products, the demand for which...

MINSK, 26 July – Belarus exported $2.8 billion worth of products in January-May 2022, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo told the media on 26 July, has learned. “In price terms, this is up 14% compared with the same stretch a year ago,” the minister said. In his words, exports to China have increased significantly, and supplies to Russia are on the rise. “The price factor is good. That means that our products are in demand,” Igor Brylo said.

Over the past weekend more than 600 Ukrainian nationals arrived in Belarus, from the Ukrainian territory and also via the EU countries, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus. "From 6.00 on 22 July to 6.000 on 25 July, Belarus admitted 634 citizens of Ukraine," the the State Border Committee informed.