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Belarus has always supported Cuba in its aspiration to be an independent, sovereign state, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said as she met with the Cuban delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz on 12 June, BelTA has learned. “I am sincerely pleased to welcome you to the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus. We are glad that the visits between representatives of...

Belarus and Azerbaijan cooperate in many areas, Chairman of the Standing Commission on Legislation and State Building of the Council of the Republic Mikhail Rusy told reporters on 11 June, BelTA has learned.  Chairwoman of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova met with Chairperson of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova and Chairperson of the House of Representatives Igor Sergeyenko. The parliamentary delegation of Azerbaijan is visiting Belarus these...

The UN positively assessed the results achieved by Belarus in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. A multilateral assessment of Belarus' national reporting took place in Bonn, Germany as part of the 60th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SB 60) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

The Biological Safety Council is going to analyze and assess existing biological threats at its meeting chaired by Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko on 10 June, BelTA has learned.  “We will focus on the analysis and assessment of existing biological threats and take stock of the developments in the external contour, primarily in the neighboring states and in the regions of our key trading partners,” the prime minister noted. Roman Golovchenko asked the speakers to give their take on...

Belarusian Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Sergei Maslyak has held a meeting with acting Vice Governor of Tomsk Oblast of the Russian Federation Artem Konev, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. “The parties discussed a wide range of cooperation areas between Belarus and the Russian region, including interaction in foreign economic activity, in science and education, microelectronics and industry....

The introduction of digital technologies in the power engineering industry improves the reliability and the quality of power supply. Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich made the statement as he was getting familiar with new projects during the information and communications technology expo TIBO, the Energy Ministry press service told BelTA. The introduction of digital technologies for managing heating networks was one of the presented possibilities. These projects have been realized...