Close attention was paid to matters concerning the organization of the 18th session of the intergovernmental commission on Belarus-Kazakhstan trade and economic cooperation and to preparations for top-level events and high-level events.
The decision was made by the republican interagency commission on setting, distributing, releasing, and withdrawing quotas for setting up installations that use renewable energy sources.
Belarus’ Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Hungary Vladimir Ulakhovich made a video presentation about the Belarusian diplomacy to retrace the history of its development. The presentation included rare archival materials, events significant for Belarus and the role of Belarusian diplomats in its history.
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Because you have to understand: they come here to fix their teeth on the cheap and cure other diseases at your expense. You pay taxes as natural persons. Your enterprise also pays taxes. They come here for cheap medical treatment.”
The Belarusian deputy minister of foreign affairs and the Canakkale Province governor discussed cooperation in the near future. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Canakkale Province Governorship and the Novogrudok District Executive Committee.
As BelTA reported earlier, an airstrike on 1 April destroyed the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital. The attack killed 11 people, including two generals and five military advisers of the Iranian Armed Forces.
Reservists have been recalled to active service as part of the combat readiness campaign. These artillerists had to use self-propelled howitzers 2S3 Akatsiya and 2S1 Gvozdika to destroy targets with direct fire.
Gomselmash Director General Aleksandr Novikov and Governor of Russia’s Orel Oblast Andrei Klychkov have discussed the establishment of a multi-brand center of Belarusian machinery in the Russian region.
On 2 April Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Tajikistan Viktor Denisenko met with Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan, Co-Chairman of the Belarus-Tajikistan intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation Qurbon Hakimzoda.
Gomselmash is ready to ship more combine harvesters to Russia’s Orel Oblast. This matter was discussed during the visit of the delegation of this Russian region to the enterprise, BelTA has learned.
The Grodno-based Russian Science and Culture Center will host workshops, concerts, movie screenings, educational events, exhibitions of Russian and Belarusian artists. The equipment and physical infrastructure allow implementing the boldest ideas and endeavors.
In the command post Viktor Khrenin heard out a report from the chief of staff, second-in-command of the army unit about the situation in the staging area. Matters concerning the training of reservists were discussed with the brigade’s top-ranking officers.
In his words, Belarusian-Russian cooperation is expanding every year. “We have an increasing number of projects. We trust each other more and more every year,” he said.
Deputies will continue to work on the formation of structures of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the eighth convocation.
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “There is no hidden agenda in my politics. Things will be done the way I formulate them. They will be done the way that is beneficial for our people from Grodno to Orsha where I was born.”
Unlike in the same period last year, when imports from Russia significantly exceeded exports, this year Belarus posted $86.1 million in trade surplus.
The deputy foreign ministers thrashed out plans to strengthen political interaction, expand trade and economic contacts, and implement joint projects in areas of mutual interest.
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko attended a capsule laying ceremony at the construction site of a new hospital in Grodno.
Sergei Aleinik noted: “I am convinced that our bilateral cooperation will have invariably positive dynamics full of active contacts, significant decisions, and substantial results in the interests of our countries.”
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has laid a time capsule with a message to descendants on the construction site of a new municipal hospital in Grodno, BelTA has learned.
The president is expected to receive a report on the implementation of the investment project designed to start manufacturing glass containers using innovative, energy-effective, and resource-saving technologies.
According to the head of state, not only the text placed in the capsule but also all those numerous facilities that have been built and modernized over the years of independence is a message to the descendants. “This is a message to the future,” he said.
“What difference does it make for our people whether the sanctions exist or not? They want to live. They want to work. And time has chosen us for executive positions. And we should do everything for our people to be able to live, work, and support their families,” the head of state added.
The president stressed that the Belarusian government had enabled opportunities for people to develop and earn money. Figuratively speaking, Belarusians have been given a fishing rod but people themselves should go out and fish, put some back into it in order to enjoy decent living standards.
At the construction site of the future healthcare facility the head of state was briefed on the progress of the project.
