Belarusian Communications and Informatization Minister Konstantin Shulgan presented the work of Belarus' communication administration within the framework of the World Radiocommunication Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, BelTA has learned. The World Radiocommunication Conference will last through 15 December. There are over 30 items on the agenda. They affect virtually all the radio communication services. Belarus'...

The Belarusian national fuel and natural gas distribution industrial group Beltopgaz will cooperate with the Vietnam Coconut Association in order to make bio fertilizers, Beltopgaz's press service told BelTA. A business program was organized as part of Belarus' collective exposition during the recent Vietnam Expo. It included a Belarusian-Vietnamese business forum, B2B meetings and negotiations. Beltopgaz representatives held negotiations with the management of the Vietnam Coconut...

In the CIS, work is underway on a draft statement by the heads of government on the prospects for cultural and humanitarian cooperation, BelTA learned from the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. On 12 December, the CIS headquarters hosted a meeting of the expert group to coordinate the draft statement by the heads of government of the CIS member states on the prospects for cultural and humanitarian cooperation. The web-based meeting was attended by representatives of...

Belarus and Russia are busy working on a project to build a high-speed railway line between Moscow and Minsk. The news was released by Deputy Director General of Russian Railways Oleg Toni, TASS reports. Oleg Toni said: “The Russian part of the line has been added to the land-use planning scheme. We are now working with Belarusian colleagues to determine what we will do next to work out the project.” In August President of Russia Vladimir Putin mentioned plans to consider...

Farmers of Belarus and Poland have opportunities for cooperation, Krzysztof Tołwiński, head of a farm in Poland and chairman of the political party Front, told the media on the sidelines of the Business Days in Gomel international forum, BelTA has learned. According to Krzysztof Tołwiński, the two countries have differences in agriculture. “In Poland farms have 100-200 hectares of land while in Belarus farms possess thousands of hectares. Poland's policy in agriculture is based on...