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VITEBSK, 22 June (BelTA) – Belarusian and Latvian participants of the transboundary project Bella Dvina – Crossing the Borders, Opening the Culture and Enjoying the Scenery of the Western Dvina/Daugava region are set to sign a declaration on tourism cooperation at an international conference in Polotsk on 8 July, BelTA learnt from the department for physical education, sports and tourism of the Polotsk town hall. The international conference, Tourist region Bella Dvina as an example of...

VITEBSK, 18 June (BelTA) – The Vitebsk oblast executive committee announced an international investment forum, BelTA learnt from the economy committee of the oblast executive committee. The investment forum will take place on 15-16 July, on the last days of the Slavonic Bazaar Festival. The forum will familiarize the national and foreign economic agents with the investment potential of the oblast, help find new partners and attract investment in the priority economic areas of the Vitebsk...

NOVOPOLOTSK, 17 June (BelTA) – The Belarusian petrochemical company Naftan has invested around Br160 billion in fixed capital since the beginning of the year, Naftan representatives told BelTA. Twenty-two major investment projects are in the pipeline. Efforts are underway to build a crude oil distillation plant AT-8, a low temperature isomerization plant Penex, and a vacuum unit of the viscosity breaking plant. The project to build a delayed coking unit has begun. It will allow increasing...

NOVOPOLOTSK, 17 June (BelTA) – In January-May 2010 the Belarusian petrochemical company Naftan processed around 3 million tonnes of oil, representatives of the company told BelTA. The company processed around 1.5 million tonnes of duty-free oil, with the crude oil upgrading index at 73%. At present the company administration is working hard to get adapted to the new prices for fuel and energy supplies and to keep the company’s operation effective. Naftan representatives told BelTA, the...

VITEBSK, 1 June (BelTA) – Renovation works have been started in St Sophia Cathedral in Polotsk, BelTA learnt from director of the Polotsk National History and Culture Preserve Olga Borodich. A three-year project will include the replacement of the roof frame and windows. The project will be financed from the national budget. The first stage, the replacement of the roof frame, will start in two weeks and last for the whole summer. The museum which is simultaneously a concert hall will be...

VITEBSK, 10 June (BelTA) - To write negative about Belarus has become a bad style in the Ukrainian press, Ukrainian publicist Igor Slisarenko told BelTA. Today he and other participants of the project “Modern Belarus: an Outsider’s View” within the 5th Belarus international media forum will continue getting familiar with the social and economic development of the Vitebsk Oblast. Igor Slisarenko has been to Belarus several times. In 2007 he made a cycle of TV programmes and newspaper...