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An entrance to the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. An archive photo

Belarus and its neighbors Lithuania and Poland will no doubt restore their ties in the future, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with the BelNPP personnel and builders, workers of social infrastructure and residents of Ostrovets on 3 November, BelTA has learned. One of the questions asked by residents of Ostrovets District concerned the possibility of restoring Belarus' relations with neighboring Poland and Lithuania, especially given the fact that elections have recently taken place in one of these countries, with the other ones to be held soon as well. The Ostrovets District residents asked the president whether it was possible that the voters in Lithuania would be able to make the authorities in Lithuania work in the interests of their state rather than dance to the tune of Washington or Brussels.

Almost half of fruit and vegetables on offer in Belarusian stores are farm products, Natalya Melnikova, Head of the Trade and Public Catering Department of the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade (MART) told BelTA. There are almost 4,000 farms in Belarus.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko was briefed on the readiness of the Belarusian nuclear power plant on 3 November, BelTA has learned. Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the BelNPP Acceptance Commission Piotr Parkhomchik reported that all members of the commission had signed the act of acceptance of the second unit for commercial operation. The head of state mentioned prospects for further cooperation with Rosatom.

Belarusian Finance Minister Yuri Seliverstov spoke about the 2024 budget as he talked to the Belarus 1 TV channel on 5 November, BelTA has learned. As it has been reported, in 2024 the main tasks for the public finance sector are to ensure economic growth based on improving the efficiency of the use of external and internal resources and reducing regional imbalances. The budget expenditures will remain socially orientated.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi during the official welcome ceremony, March 2023. File photo

As of 6 November Belarus harvested over 9,317,300 tonnes of grain, including rapeseed, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry. Harvesting of corn kernels is underway in all the regions of the country, with 227,800 hectares of land already cleared.

The average age of the aircraft operated by the Belarusian flag carrier Belavia slightly exceeds 11 years, BelTA learned from Belavia Director General Igor Cherginets at a press conference dedicated to Civil Aviation Workers' Day. At present Belavia has 13 aircraft, with the average age at 11.2 years.

It is unacceptable how European neighbors of Belarus treat migrants at the border, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told reporters during his working trip to Minsk District, BelTA reports. During the media scrum, journalists noted that bodies of refugees are dumped into Belarus from the territory of neighboring countries almost every day. Belarus conducts the necessary investigations and tries to establish the identity of the victims.

I believe Belarus needs to increase trade with Kyrgyzstan, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Kyrgyzstan's Ambassador to Belarus Ermek Ibraimov on 30 October, BelTA has learned. “We had some $170 million in trade last year, but it is nothing if we are talking about the trade between the countries. We have such trade figures with many provinces of Russia and even much higher.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko praised the people of Poland who showed their will at the parliamentary elections held on 15 October. “Poles did really well. I didn't expect this outcome. They just refused to play this game with PiS [the ruling Law and Justice Party that lost the majority in parliament].

Belarus will experience a steady economic growth in the coming months, Economy Minister Aleksandr Chervyakov told the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA reports. “We have laid a serious foundation for economic growth over the nine months. We are now well positioned to fulfill the task set by the presidential decree — to achieve a GDP growth of 3.8% in the remaining months.

I think we need to develop country plans for cooperation with the former republics of the USSR, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Kyrgyzstan Ambassador to Belarus Ermek Ibraimov in Minsk on 30 October BelTA has learned. «I often think about the interaction of Belarus with the post-Soviet republics. Take Kyrgyzstan for example.

Strong friendship between Belarus and Cuba relies on the historical ties and rich experience of interstate and inter-parliamentary cooperation, Speaker of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko said as he met with President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Juan Esteban Lazo Hernandez, BelTA reports. «Our meeting is another evidence of the friendship and mutual trust between both countries and peoples.

The production of a new car brand has been launched in Belarus. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement during the government conference held on 20 October to discuss the improvement of the system of planning and overseeing the implementation of strategic projects, BelTA has learned. During the solemn ceremony to open the BelGee car factory in November 2017 Aleksandr Lukashenko mentioned that his dream of seeing a Belarusian car made in the country had come true.

Strategic projects are the pillars of Belarus' further development, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the government conference held on 20 October to discuss the improvement of the system of planning and overseeing the implementation of strategic projects, BelTA has learned. According to the head of state, strategic projects can be implemented across various industries. For example, mechanical engineering and agriculture will benefit from projects to scale up technological processes.

The Presidium of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus has issued a statement in connection with the recent flare-up in the Middle East, BelTA learned from the press service of the upper house of parliament. “The Presidium of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus expresses deep concern about the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East and the threats it poses to international peace and security,” the statement reads.

There are plans to reduce the consumption of natural gas by about 4.5 billion m3 every year once the Belarusian nuclear power plant is fully operational, BelTA learned from Aleksandr Zakharevich, Deputy Head of the Energy Effectiveness, Ecology, and Science Office of the Belarusian Energy Ministry. Aleksandr Zakharevich said: “The Energy Ministry has done a colossal amount of work in the field of renewable energy.

A cooling tower of the nuclear power plant. An archive photo

A free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Iran is scheduled to be signed in 2023. These plans were announced during a meeting of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) on 20 October, BelTA learned from the press service of the government.

Belarusian agricultural workers have harvested more than 788,000 tonnes of potatoes, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry. According to the ministry, the country's farms are competing the harvest of potatoes.

The refinancing rate in Belarus is projected at 9-9.5% per annum in 2024. Such projections were set out in Belarus' Monetary Policy Guidelines for 2024 that were approved by Resolution No. 363 of the Board of the National Bank as of 19 October 2023 to implement the provisions of the updated Banking Code, BelTA learned from the Information and Public Relations Department of the National Bank.

It is necessary to expand the CIS zone of influence and to maintain unity while being members in larger organizations, Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the CIS summit in Bishkek on 13 October, BelTA reports. Speaking about expanding the CIS zone of influence, Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Representatives of various international organizations participate in many meetings of the Commonwealth bodies, and today's adoption of documents on the observer and partner status in the CIS will pave the way for legal regulation of such relations.” “Belarus has always supported the alignment of activities of international integration associations that have similar goals and objectives.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has expressed support for establishing an international organization for promoting the Russian language. Discussion about the relevant agreement is part of the agenda of the summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, BelTA has learned. In his speech Aleksandr Lukashenko described the initiative of Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for establishing an international organization for promoting the Russian language as timely and in demand.