In January-March of this year the gross agricultural output in farms of all categories rose by 6.8% year-on-year, Belarusian Agriculture and Food minister Alla Lomakina said during a meeting to sum up the performance of the agricultural sector in Q1, BelTA has learned. "In January-March 2024, the growth rate of gross agricultural output in farms of all categories amounted to 106.8% year-on-year. The growth was posted by all regions except for Gomel Oblast," Alla Lomakina said....

Belarus and Russia implement joint economic projects and enjoy friendly ties, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Sergeyenko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Belarus Boris Gryzlov on 27 May, BelTA has learned. “The Union State relations between our countries are developing on the basis of all the reached agreements and are confirmed by regular meetings between the presidents of our countries. Just...

During their visit to China, a delegation of Belarusian State University (BSU) put forward cooperation proposals in the field of biotechnology, language training and regional studies, BelTA learned from the press service of the university. BSU Rector Andrei Korol voiced these initiatives at the meeting of the Belarus-China Association of Universities in the city of Dalian. “The association’s meeting was attended by rectors of about 60 universities from Belarus and China. The...

Belarusian agricultural products might be shipped to Ethiopia through the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE). This matter was discussed during the talks between BUCE and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Republic of Belarus Cham Ugala Uriat, BelTA learned from BUCE press service. The Ethiopian diplomat, in particular, expressed his readiness to help inform the Ethiopian business community about the...

Representatives of the ministries of foreign affairs of the Commonwealth of Independent States met in the CIS headquarters in Minsk for consultations on arms control, disarmament, and non-proliferation, the Department for Cooperation in Political, Humanitarian, and Social Spheres of the CIS Executive Committee told BelTA. Representatives of Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan as well as personnel of the CIS Executive Committee took...