Volozhin Region
Executive Committee

A delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia is set to take part in the Ninth Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Hanoi on 15-17 September, BelTA learned from the House of Representatives.

Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly Commission on Youth Policy, Sports and Tourism Sergei Klishevich will take part in the event.

The Conference will highlight the rising importance of technology and innovation to accelerate action towards the Sustainable Development Goals. The discussion will focus on three major themes: digital transformation, innovation and startups, and promoting respect for cultural diversity in support of sustainable development.

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In January-August of 2023, Belarus was the most popular destination for Russian tourists. This is a continuation of the trend of 2022, according to Filip Guly, Chairman of the Board of the Belarusian Tourism Industry Union, BelTA has learned.

The sanctions pressure has had a certain impact. "In addition, this is a natural process of the post-pandemic market. A significant factor is an extensive flight program with Russian regions. In 2023, residents of Ufa, Perm, Nizhny Novgorod, Pskov and other cities can travel to Belarus for weekends, for weekly sightseeing tours or for holidays in health resorts," Filip Guly said.

He took note of the programs by large federal tourism organizations and entrepreneurial initiatives of local companies. "For example, the Republic of Bashkortostan has included Belarus in its Bashkir Longevity program. Now, about 50 pensioners from Ufa arrive in Minsk every week, and they are compensated for air travel," Filip Guly informed.

Tourism is one of the key elements of cultural cooperation in the Union State of Belarus and Russia. Important factors why Russians choose Belarus as a country for recreation is safety and understandability. "Thanks to convenient logistics, the absence of a language barrier, affordable prices and the access to the Mir card system and a friendly attitude, Belarus has become the main foreign destination for tourists from Russia," he noted.

The interaction of the Russian and Belarusian regions is aimed at making the two countries more attractive for mutual tourism and adapting tourist products to the needs of travelers from Russia and Belarus. "Business and distribution are gaining experience, and infrastructure and services are adapting their services to consumption criteria, studying regional specifics. This leads to growth of business ties, which should ultimately lead to investments," Filip Guly said.

As an example, he cited a large Russian cruise company. It not only became the main lease holder of the Belaya Rus ship, bringing tourists from the Russian Federation to travel around the Pripyat, but also became a full-fledged business entity of the Republic of Belarus "This company provides jobs, is looking to invest in new vessels for Belarusian river tourism in the future, and introduces Belarusians to cruises programs on the rivers of Russia. We are talking not only about the famous Volga, but also about the Lena and the Yenisei," Filip Guly noted.

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Defense attaches from 14 African states have arrived in Minsk on a visit, BelTA learned from the press service of the Defense Ministry.

The purpose of the visit is to study Belarus' cooperation capabilities in the military sector.

The foreign delegation is expected to visit educational institutions of the country, enterprises of the military-industrial complex and the industrial sector in general, and also get familiar with the cultural heritage of Belarus.

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The Days of Culture of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan will be running in Belarus on 12-14 September, the Culture Ministry press service told BelTA.

The program includes various exhibition projects in the National Library and Belarusian museums, meetings of intellectuals and representatives of cinematographers' unions, cinema days and concerts by performers from the Republic of Tatarstan. Heads of folk art institutions will exchange best practices at a roundtable session “Creating conditions for promoting folk crafts”.

During the Days of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Kachalov Kazan Academic Russian Bolshoi Drama Theater will begin a tour at the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater. A cooperation agreement will be signed between the National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan and the National History Museum of the Republic of Belarus.

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Belarus is taking part in the international tourism forum “A new stage of cooperation between the CIS member states in the field of tourism” that is taking place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 7-8 September, BelTA learned from the National Tourism Agency.

The forum has brought together tourism industry professionals from the CIS countries: heads of tourism administrations, entrepreneurs and experts in the tourism industry.

Belarus is represented by the Tourism Department of the Sports and Tourism Ministry. The Belarusian delegation is taking part in the session “Digitalization of tourism services in the CIS space”. Belarus' representatives will make a presentation themed “On the digital transformation of the tourism sector in the Republic of Belarus”.

The forum is aimed at building international partnerships in the field of tourism in the CIS space. This event will be a great opportunity for domestic and foreign travel agencies to compare notes and thrash out plans. The participating countries will exchange expertise and knowledge in various areas of tourism.

The international tourism forum is held by the Committee for Tourism Development under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan together with the CIS Executive Committee in the run-up to World Tourism Day that is marked on 27 September.

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Women's business is a driver of interstate processes that bring many benefits for people, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova said at the plenary session “Women entrepreneurs - the potential for developing business contacts between Belarus and Uzbekistan” of the first Belarus-Uzbekistan Women's Business Forum, BelTA has learned.

“Formats such as the Women's Business Forum are a powerful tool to iron out all kinds of differences, come up with smart and promising solutions to strengthen the unity of our peoples. I sincerely congratulate all of us on such a milestone event in the history of Belarus-Uzbekistan cooperation and a very important step in a long journey of our countries. This forum is opening up new opportunities to add fresh momentum to bilateral relations. During the forum, 14 memorandums and cooperation agreements will be signed, including an agreement on launching a joint leather and footwear production, as well as 14 contracts worth over Br60 million, or 226 billion Uzbek soums,” Natalya Kochanova said.

In addition to that, the forum serves as a platform for building contacts between leading women's and youth organizations of Belarus and Uzbekistan. “I have no doubt that this is just a start, and this event will have a ripple effect. After all, the topic of women's entrepreneurship is indeed very important and comprehensive: it covers almost all areas of life and is part and parcel of socio-economic development,” the speaker noted.

“Women's business acts as a driver of interstate processes that generate many positive social effects. These are mutual stimulation of business and investment activity, implementation of joint projects, creation of local points of growth, improvement of financial literacy of the female population, women's empowerment, unlocking human and economic potential at all levels. We see that women play an important role in business, economy, social activities and politics. Together we, women, can achieve a lot, together we can do everything. And this forum is a testimony to that as it is a unifying initiative of women of Belarus and Uzbekistan that seeks to build trust, solidarity and partnership,” she said.

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Belarus is ready to support African countries in their quest for independence, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on 7 September, BelTA has learned.

“Africa is developing, and the states of the African continent are gaining their independence. In short, Africa is freeing itself from its colonial legacy. You should know that we are fully committed to this process and will support the states that want to gain their independence,” the head of state said.

“We are a technological country. We are ready to share our technologies with your country and the African people. You will see something interesting here, get familiar with our production facilities. If you find something interesting, if you see that we are capable of doing something, if we, from your point of view, can help your state and Africa in general, tell us please and we will definitely do it,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

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The Council of Ministers' Resolution No. 579 as of 2 September 2023 has updated the list of organizations and investment projects related to the construction (renovation) of dairy complexes. The document was officially published on the National Legal Internet Portal on 6 September, BelTA informs.

The document amends the annex to the Resolution No. 50 dated 20 January 2023.

The list includes ten investment projects for each region.

According to the previous resolution, the governors and heads of agricultural enterprises are personally responsible for the timely commissioning of dairy complexes.

Belagroprombank shall provide monthly updates to the Agriculture and Food Ministry, the Finance Ministry, the Economy Ministry and regional executive committees on the total amount of loans envisaged in line with agreements to finance investment projects, the amount of provided loans and their return (repayment) in the reporting period.

The resolution came into force after the official publication.

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The Belarusian-Uzbek women's business forum will feature six meetings on 5 September, BelTA has learned.

In Zhodino the Belarusian heavy truck manufacturer BelAZ will host a meeting of Section No.1 entitled as Expansion of Industrial Cooperation between Belarus and Uzbekistan. The parties are set to discuss issues of further cooperation between the two countries in machine building and industrial cooperation, and to consider promising innovations in urban passenger transportation. Specialists of Belarusian enterprises will present the information about their products and novelties to their Uzbek counterparts.

The Minsk City Palace of Culture will host Section No.2 – Promising Areas of Cooperation in the Light Industry. The meeting will highlight issues related to the development of cooperation ties and implementation of joint projects, provision of the industry with raw materials and qualified personnel. An introductory excursion to the Kamvol production workshops will be held as part of the sectional program. Plans are in place to sign a number of commercial contracts.

The Ozeritsky-Agro agricultural company in Smolevichi District will host Section No.3 - Strengthening the Partnership Between the Agro-Industrial Complexes of Belarus and Uzbekistan. The section envisages a number of events, including a flower ceremony at the Mound of Glory Memorial to pay the tribute to the memory of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War, to visit the dairy farm, vegetable and potato storage, and attend an exhibition of Ozeritskiy-Agro products. The agenda of the meeting includes topical issues of cooperation in the agro-industrial complex of Belarus and Uzbekistan, the role of women's labor in the development of agriculture and rural areas, elaboration of proposals for the declaration of the first Belarusian-Uzbek women's business forum.

The Transfusion Medicine Center of City Clinical Hospital No.6 will host the meeting of Section No.4 - Medicine and Pharmaceutics - Promising Areas of Cooperation Between Belarus and Uzbekistan. The agenda of the meeting includes issues of cooperation in medicine and pharmaceutics, priority areas and perspective forecasts of medical science development, achievements and prospects of development of transfusion medicine services in Belarus and Uzbekistan. The participants of the meeting will get familiar with the operation of the Transfusion Medicine Center, Minsk Scientific and Practical Center of Surgery, Transplantology and Hematology. The parties are expected to sign a number of agreements on cooperation in scientific, educational and production activities in medicine and pharmaceutics.

The National Children's Technopark will host Section No.5 to discuss Partnership in Science and Education. The participants of the meeting will study the experience of developing partnership in science and education and prospects of cooperation. The participants will also get familiar with the activities of the National Children's Technopark, scientific projects of students, visit the thematic exhibition and training laboratories. A number of agreements on cooperation in science and education will be signed at the end of the section.

The meeting of Section No.6 entitled as Culture and Tourism - Potential of Mutual Contacts will take place at the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater. Speeches are planned on the implementation of joint cultural projects, tourism development between Belarus and Uzbekistan, prospects for cooperation in museum activities, export of educational services.

The key event of the first Belarusian-Uzbek women's business forum - the plenary session Women in Business - Potential for Development of Business Cooperation between Belarus and Uzbekistan - will take place on 6 September.

The forum is organized by the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus.

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Director of Rosatom's country office in Belarus Stanislav Levitsky talked about plans for cooperation with the Belarusian side at a science festival in Minsk on 2 September, BelTA has learned.

Stanislav Levitsky said: “We implemented the Belarusian nuclear power plant project but our cooperation does not stop at that. We intend to advance partnership with Belarus in a number of areas. A complex program on bilateral cooperation in the area of nuclear non-energy projects has been worked out. It provides for setting up joint manufacturing enterprises, for selling high-tech products in third countries, for joint scientific and technical activities, for getting the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and its institutes involved in Rosatom's scientific research and R&D work.”

Speaking about a research reactor in Belarus, the executive noted that an intergovernmental agreement is in development. “It is complicated matter. Any project must rest on a clear feasibility study. Several rounds of negotiations will be held with the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and central government agencies to work out the final configuration of the research reactor, to make the decision on how exactly we will implement this project,” Stanislav Levitsky noted.

Belarus is considering building another nuclear power plant. Stanislav Levitsky said: “We are always ready to lend a helping help to meet specific needs of Belarus. If Belarusian partners want to build the second nuclear power plant, then we are ready to participate in it considering our manufacturing cooperation ties and synergy. But Belarus will have to make the decision. We don't influence decision making in any way. However, we are always in favor of development of nuclear energy industry.”

He also remarked that Rosatom supports initiatives like the science festival. “I'd like to thank the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for partnership. We understand how important it is to get young people involved in science, engineering, to get them immersed in manufacturing and scientific culture. Future personnel for economy branches are formed while they are in school,” the director of Rosatom's country office in Belarus stressed.

The science festival took place in the Central Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus in Minsk on 2 September. It was the fifth science festival so far this year. The festival included traditional zones such as healthcare, robots, space industry as well as brand new formats such as a zone dedicated to scientific fiction (sci-fi), a venue for meetings with prominent scientists, writers, and cosmonauts, and even a concert by a robot orchestra.

The information center for nuclear energy of the city of Minsk with assistance of AO Atomstroyexport (the engineering division of Rosatom) organized the scientific and education venue Atom Team as part of the science festival. Visitors could participate in engineering workshops and popular science lectures, intellectual games, and atomic quizzes.

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