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In January-March, Vitebsk Oblast's food export surged by 30% year-on-year, head of the economy committee of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Veronika Zaboluyeva said at a meeting of the regional administration to discuss the development of the industrial sector of the region, BelTA has learned. "The Russian Federation remains the main market for the regional food industry. In the first quarter, our food export rose by 30% year-on-year," Veronika Zaboluyeva said. The West's...

The most important duty of the younger generations is to preserve the historical memory, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong said on the air of the Belarus 1 TV channel on 9 May, BelTA has learned. "Celebrating Victory Day on 9 May is a very good tradition. Since this day is the memory of the victory of mankind over fascism. It is very important to keep this memory," the ambassador said. "It gives us a lesson that people should cherish peace...

A ceremony to light the Eternal Flame at the memorial “Order of Victory" was held in Vitebsk, within the framework of the nationwide campaign "Light the fire in your heart".

The State Science and Technology Committee of Belarus and the Education and Science Ministry of Mongolia have declared a contest of joint scientific and technical projects for the 2022-2023 period, the committee's press service told BelTA. The contest covers priority avenues of development of Belarus-Mongolia cooperation, including crop farming and agriculture, intensive agribusiness, machines and equipment for agriculture and forestry industry. Applications for the contest can be...

Belarus and Russia have agreed on stepping up cooperation in the production of medications, the press service of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry told BelTA. As a result of a meeting at premises of the Healthcare Ministry the sides agreed that Belarusian specialists will share a list of all the medications made in Belarus with Russian colleagues for the sake of considering additional deliveries of medications to Russia. Belarusian Deputy Healthcare Minister Boris Androsyuk,...

On 1 May 2022 Belarus will reduce export duties on oil and oil products, which are exported outside the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in line with the Council of Ministers' resolution No.263 of 28 April 2022, BelTA learned from the national legal internet portal. In line with the resolution the size of the export duty on crude oil, furnace oil, oil bitumen, petrolatum, paraffin, and waste oils will be $49.6 per tonne ($61.2 previously). The export duty on...