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VITEBSK, 24 May (BelTA) – Italian businessmen have taken interest in the investment potential of the Chashniki Region, BelTA learnt from head of the ideological department of the Chashniki Regional Executive Committee Tatiana Pchelkina. The extensive delegation that visited the Chashniki Region included head of the Italian Logistics Association AILOG Domenico Netti, top executives of major Italian companies producing cosmetics and personal care products, ventilation equipment and...

VITEBSK, 24 May (BelTA) – The Polotsk bakery has virtually doubled the production of extrusion bread. The output went up from slightly more than 10 tonnes per month in January-February to 18 tonnes in April, director of the enterprise Sergei Leichenko told BelTA. In his words, at present the bakery offers 12 types of such bread. In June the bakery will offer six new types: bread with chicken, bacon, paprika, mushrooms, onions with sour cream flavors as well as fruit filling. The latter...

VITEBSK, 24 May (BelTA) – In January-April 2010 the residents of the free economic zone Vitebsk increased the payments to the budget more than two times to Br15.4 billion, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Vitebsk oblast inspectorate of the Ministry for Taxes and Duties. In January-April the payments of the FEZ residents accounted for 1.4% in the consolidated budget revenue, up 0.9% as against the same months last year. 33 companies-FEZ residents are on the register on the...

VITEBSK, 24 May (BelTA) – The 12th Dvina-Dzvina-Daugava International Festival of Children’s Arts will be held in the Verkhnedvinsk Region (Vitebsk Oblast, Belarus) on 30 May, BelTA learned from the Verkhnedvinsk Regional Executive Committee. Taking part in the festival will be art groups from Russia, Latvia and Lithuania. Belarus will be represented by children’s art groups from Orsha, Lepel, Vitebsk, Polotsk, Novopolotsk, Miory, Sharkovshchina and Verkhnedvinsk regions. All in all,...

BRASLAV, 21 May (BelTA) – Belarus is going to promote automobile races, Chairman of the Central Council of the DOSAAF association Major General Anatoly Stepuk said at the opening of the Slavonic Cup international rally in Braslav on 21 May, BelTA has learnt. At present DOSAAF promotes 19 air-technical sports. Automobile races are among the most spectacular sports. The holding of an international race in Braslav is a remarkable event for the national automobile sport. The race is included...

POLOTSK, 21 May (BelTA) – A chapel memorial to the 1812 War heroes was solemnly unveiled in Polotsk on 21 May, BelTA has learnt. “The restoration and opening of 1812 War Memorial is a great event for the peoples of Belarus and Russia. It shows we are not going to rewrite our common history. It is time to restore the monuments and strengthen the links between the two nations,” PA Deputy Chairman, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russia Alexander Babakov said...