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Minsk Oblast's example of how a dairy complex should be built will be adopted across the entire country. Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo mentioned it during a conference held at premises of the newly built dairy complex Bolshiye Novoselki of Borisov Bread Products Company, BelTA has learned.
Igor Brylo noted: “Borisov Bread Products Company could have built a more expensive complex but they came up with the optimal variant that we are going to adopt across the entire country. It is the cheapest variant with the newest equipment. One cattle stall here costs slightly more than Br10,000.”
According to the agriculture and food minister, the entire complex for 800 head of milking herd cost slightly more than Br8 million thanks to the availability of the company's in-house civil engineering division. The complex was commissioned within ten months while the standard construction time is 15 months. “It is important that the agricultural enterprise has plenty of cattle and heifers have already been placed in one of the barns. The complex will be packed with animals soon and will start operating at full designed capacity,” the official added.
Over 1,500 dairy complexes operate in Belarus. Tie-up housing is used to keep cattle at another 1,717 farms. This is why it is necessary to decrease the number of the old farms as much as possible within the next five years because modern complexes can produce about 7.5 tonnes of milk per cow per annum, Igor Brylo noted.
Igor Brylo went on saying: “We intend to commission about 100 complexes across all regions per year in order to transition the milking herd to new technologies.”
The agriculture and food minister also noted that this year harvest varies from region to region. Minsk Oblast and Vitebsk Oblast have been affected by the drought particularly badly. Some regions will get as much harvest as they did last year. “We estimate the harvest shortage at about 1 million tonnes in granary weight terms. However, we have about 1 million tonnes in leftovers from previous years. This year's yield is slightly lower but we shouldn't worry: we will do our best to feed cattle and put bread on people's tables,” Igor Brylo concluded.
Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Ambrazevich held a number of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the High-Level Political Forum 2023 under the auspices of ECOSOC at the UN headquarters in New York, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Yuri Ambrazevich met with UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba. The parties discussed international and regional security in the context of the conflict in Ukraine and its impact on the situation of children. Yuri Ambrazevich reaffirmed Belarus' commitment to ensuring protection, safety and well-being of children and expressed the interest of the Belarusian government in achieving concrete results in the interests of children affected by armed conflicts. He spoke about recuperation programs at Belarus' health camps for children living in war zones ," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed.
The Belarusian deputy minister of foreign affairs invited the special representative to visit Belarus and assured her of Belarus' readiness to strengthen cooperation with her office in order to comply with the principle of ensuring the best interests of the child.
The Belarusian diplomat also met with UN Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights - Head of the UN Human Rights Office in New York Ilze Brands Kehris to discuss cooperation in the field of human rights. "The parties reviewed the cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, and examined the prospects for cooperation between Belarus and the UN High Rights Office. Belarus was praised for timely presentation of periodic reviews on the implementation of human rights conventions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted. "Yuri Ambrazevich also spoke about Belarus' track record of hosting children from foreign countries for health improvement purposes, including children from Ukraine."
Yuri Ambrazevich and UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Li Junhua discussed Belarus' progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the context of unilateral economic measures by Western states. "Yuri Ambrazevich explained in detail the negative consequences of export restrictions on Belarusian potash fertilizers for global food security. An agreement was reached to consider the possibility of a visit by the UN Under-Secretary-General to Belarus for the national forum on the SDGs in 2024," the Foreign Ministry said.
Prospects for further cooperation in various areas, including sustainable development, and the international technical assistance projects in Belarus were high on the agenda of a meeting with Executive Director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Olga Algayerova.
The current level of cooperation between Belarus and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and promising areas of cooperation with the Belarusian government were discussed at a meeting between Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Ambrazevich and Director of UNICEF's Public Partnerships Division June Kunugi. Yuri Ambrazevich briefed the UNICEF representatives on the modalities of Belarus' recreation and rehabilitation programs for children from countries affected by hostilities and natural disasters and invited UNICEF to implement joint projects in this area.
Winter barley has been gathered from 92.8% of area, the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA.
As of 19 July, cereals and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat and millet) were harvested from the area of 160,600 hectares, which is 8.11% of the designated area.
Winter barley was harvested from 142,100ha of land (92.8% of the harvested acreage), with 496,300 tonnes threshed (the average yield stood at 34.9 centners per hectare). Winter rapeseed for grain was gathered in from 60,400ha of land or 18.1% of the targeted area, with 126,200 tonnes threshed (the average yield stood at 20.9 centners per hectare).
Flax was pulled from 6,880ha, which is 15.8% of the area under this crop. Belarusian agricultural workers made 345,300 tonnes of hay (35.9% of the target), 7,862,200 tonnes of haylage (57.4%), including 254,300 tonnes in polymeric packaging, 344,900 tonnes of grain haylage, and 195,700 tonnes of silage (1.02%).
Intermediate annual crops have been planted on the area of 90,400ha.
Plans have been made to make a total of 9.6 million tonnes of feed units out of grass this year. So far 26.2% of the targeted amount has been made. Belarusian agricultural workers are supposed to stock up on nearly 19.2 million tonnes of silage, 13.7 million tonnes of haylage (including 1 million tonnes in polymeric packaging), and 962,100 tonnes of hay.
On May 18, 2023, the regional solemn event "Raising Patriots" dedicated to the Day of Pioneer Friendship was held at the memorial complex "Mound of Glory".
The event was attended by specialists from the main department for education of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee, veterans of the pioneer movement, representatives of regional BRPO, military personnel, pupils of the military-patriotic clubs of the Minsk region and their leaders, students of the Minsk Regional Cadet School, Octobrists who came to the Mound of Glory from all districts of the Minsk region and the city Zhodino.
As part of the event, the "March of Young Patriots" was held with the participation of the best military-patriotic clubs of the Minsk region and pupils of the Minsk Regional Cadet School.
Perhaps the most touching moment of the regional event "Raising Patriots" was the solemn oath of allegiance to the Motherland, which was pronounced by the Octobrists right at the foot of the Mound of Glory.
Honored guests, veterans of the pioneer movement and participants of the "March of Young Patriots" tied the guys with pioneer ties, congratulating them on being accepted into the ranks of the Belarusian Republican Pioneer Organization.
At the end of the holiday, the participants and guests of the "Raising Patriots" solemn event tasted the soldier's porridge, which was prepared for them by military personnel of military unit 3310.
Congratulations to the young patriots of our country, who will build the future of Belarus!
The presidents of Belarus and Russia have the same views on Slavic brotherhood, i.e. everyone who wants to be friends with the two countries is welcome, State Secretary of the Belarus-Russia Union State Dmitry Mezentsev said at a Union State concert dedicated to the 85th anniversary of composer Igor Luchenok, BelTA has learned.
“We have come to this ancient and happy city for the Slavianski Bazaar festival. We are feeling these emotions, the joy of communication and we are fully aware of the common roots of our friendship, history and Slavic brotherhood that keeps the doors open for those who want to be with us regardless of religion, experience, distance. We cannot do otherwise. Thanks to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, the government, all other people who care, we managed to maintain amazing communication and we really enjoy the performances by talented people from Belarus and Russia at Slavianski Bazaar. It is crucial that our national leaders have a common position on Slavic brotherhood and cultural and humanitarian interaction,” Dmitry Mezentsev emphasized.
He added that the concert is dedicated to composer, People's Artist of the USSR Igor Luchenok. He was an amazing person and a really talented composer who achieved incredible results, he said. It is also a tribute to two nations who honor their common history and look to the future together. Dmitry Mezentsev thanked Vitebsk residents and visitors for their genuine emotions during this large-scale cultural forum.
The organizing committee for the 11th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia will be formed in the near future, Chair of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova told BelTA.
“Over a decade-long history of the Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia, a good tradition has developed that the venue for the forum is determined by the host country. Belarus and Russia take turns in hosting the forum. At the suggestion of Vitebsk Oblast Governor Aleksandr Subbotin, the 11th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia will be hosted by the city of Vitebsk in 2024, which is wonderful. First of all, ancient Vitebsk is the birthplace of the Slavianski Bazaar festival that is a showcase event for the centuries-old and unique Slavic culture that enriched the world with extraordinary spirituality, depth and beauty. It is a symbol of value-based unity and a civilized dialogue with all like-minded people who also value peace and creation. I am sure that the extraordinary atmosphere of this city will give the participants and guests of the forum strength and inspiration for new good achievements,” said Natalya Kochanova.
Naturally, the high-profile level of the recent anniversary forum obliges the organizers to thoroughly prepare for the next one, the speaker emphasized. “I have already discussed preparations for the next year's forum with the regional authorities. An organizing committee from the Belarusian side will be formed soon to develop proposals regarding the number and themes of sections, as well as the themes of exhibition and cultural events,” said the chair of the Council of the Republic.
Rehearsals and stage equipment tests have started at the Summer Amphitheater, the main stage of the International Arts Festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk.
The second unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has been connected to the grid. The phased increase in the capacity of the reactor is in progress, BelTA learned from the Energy Ministry.
The second unit was connected to the grid on 10 July at 21:48. This happened as part of the pilot operation process after the successful completion of scheduled tests of the reactor cooling systems. Now its capacity is gradually increasing.
In the future, the second reactor will undergo dynamic tests at various power levels, during which the unit's capacity will drop, including to a zero level. After that, experts will evaluate the state of equipment before its comprehensive testing at design capacity.
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The Lithuanian border crossing Medininkai (Kamenny Log on the Belarusian side of the border) has been reopened to traffic, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.
According to the source, the Lithuanian border crossing Medininkai was fully reopened to individuals and vehicles as of 21:00.
A presentation of the popular science publication “Archives. Nothing but the truth” took place in the National Library of Belarus on 6 July, BelTA has learned.
The book is the result of joint efforts of the Belarusian Justice Ministry and BelTA to investigate and bring to light little-known facts of the genocide in the territory of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR) occupied by the Nazi during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The book was published by BelTA's publishing house in June 2023. It includes newly discovered archive materials that testify to the crimes committed by the Nazi and their accomplices against the civilian population.
Belarusian Justice Minister Sergei Khomenko described the project as an important contribution to the popularization of historic truth, to the patriotic upbringing of the society and thanked BelTA, scientists, and archivists for constructive joint work.
BelTA Director General Irina Akulovich stressed that throughout its 105-year-long history the news agency has been focused on telling the truth about events that happen in Belarus. She remarked that there are plans to translate the book into German and publish it as audio podcasts with subtitles. “We are going to promote this content by all means,” Irina Akulovich remarked.
Chairman of the Education, Culture, and Science Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Igor Marzalyuk pointed out that everyone has to know the information contained in the book. There can be no justification for what the invaders did in Belarusian land.
Belarusian Information Minister Vladimir Pertsov stated that the public demand for truthful history of the Great Patriotic War is on the rise. “It is a pleasure to be present at this event since we have contributed to a great cause,” Vladimir Pertsov noted.
