The Belarusian Investment Forum opens in London on Tuesday as the Belarusian government seeks to actively promote the country’s investment opportunities abroad. The Belarusian delegation to the event is led by Prime Minister Syarhey Sidorski, who has been staying in London since November 16.
A waste recycling plant employing German technologies will be established in Brest in 2010-2011. The relevant decree has been signed by President of Belarus Alyaksandr Lukashenka on November 17, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.
Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the Council Common Position 2008/844/CFSP of 10 November 2008, amending Common Position 2006/276/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against certain officials of Belarus.
Belarus sees no serious obstacles in its talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a $2-billion loan and is hopeful of reaching an agreement, Prime Minister Syarhey Sidorski said in an interview with Reuters on Monday.
A youth activist Alyaksandr Berazenka imprisoned in the confinement cell in Valadarski Street has gone on a hunger strike. His mother Alena Berazenka has informed about it, reports “Radio Liberty”.
Belarus may become “a shelf” where investors could keep their money to protect it from the crisis. Minsk is gambling on the offer at the first Belarusian Investment Forum that has started in London today. The Belarusian Ambassador to Great Britain Alyaksandr Mihnevich informs about its details.
It is very important for a father to teach his son a real man's life. And when [my youngest son] Kolya turned one year old, I took him by the hand and brought him to a steam room. Of course he complained and ran out. But now he is four years old, he can endure temperature differences from 100 degrees [Farenheit] in the steam room to 28 degrees in the swimming pool.
The European Commission has issued a call for proposals for new regional investment and trade facilitation project EAST-INVEST for Eastern Partnership countries.
