Region

The talks between Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and representatives of the West may pave the way for de-escalation in the region, political scientist Piotr Petrovsky said in a new episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel. A reminder, at the Dazhynki 2024 harvest festival the Belarusian leader shared tidbits of his non-public four-hour talks with representatives of Western states. “It would be wrong to think that there were no consultations...

A Union State media company has been established, Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko told journalists following the meeting of the Union State Council of Ministers in Minsk on 5 November, BelTA has learned. “Today, a Union State media company has been instituted, its charter and composition of the supervisory board have been approved. The media organization will act as a single editorial board and buyer of content aimed at promoting the Union State, highlighting its...

The opening ceremony was attended by Belarus’ Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Minister Sergei Maslyak, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan, representatives of the Xi'an Center of Geological Survey at the China Geological Survey at the Ministry of Natural Resources of China and the Research and Production Center of Geology.  The environmental agencies of China and Belarus maintain a very high level of...

The Belarusian car manufacturer SZAO BelGee intends to expand the car lineup, BelTA learned from BelGee Director General Gennady Svidersky as a new BelGee showroom was opened in Minsk. X50 and X70 crossovers are now marketed under the BelGee brand. The S50 sedan is supposed to become available in showrooms by the end of the year. Among other things the company is considering a car powered by methane. Gennady Svidersky remarked: “We started working on it in May with assistance of OAO...

Regionalization is replacing globalization in addressing a number of issues, thus regional organizations need to play a bigger role in building a fair economic and political world order, SCO Deputy Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev said, BelTA has learned. “The theme of the conference is aligned with the SCO philosophy, goals and objectives. The organization seeks to counter terrorism and separatism, but today we have to admit that despite all the achievements of mankind, the number and...

Minsk is hosting an international conference to discuss legal problems of cooperation between the border agencies of the CIS member states in tackling cross-border crime on 30 October, BelTA has learned. The conference is being held under the auspices of the CIS Council of Border Guard Troops Commanders. According to Sergei Zhilinsky, the head of Belarus' Border Guard Service Institute, the conference brought together high-level delegations, including the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist...