Berezino regional executive committee

The problem of importing the minerals which are abundant in Belarus was high on the agenda of a meeting to discuss the state and prospects of development of raw-material base of the country chaired by President Alexander Lukashenko, BelTA has learned.

There are essential reasons for reducing the price for Russian natural gas as from 1 January 2016. Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Semashko made the relevant statement on 16 December, BelTA has learned.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has made a decision to reappoint the prime minister and vice ministers. He made the statement at the session to discuss topical issues of the social and economic development on 16 December, BelTA has learned.

I am confident that the ties between the Belarusian and Russian peoples can become even closer, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on 15 December, BelTA has learned.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in the Russian Federation on an official visit. The aircraft with the Belarusian head of state on board landed in the Vnukovo airport, BelTA has learned.

The Belarusian Tax and Duties Ministry suggests scrapping over 15 tax preferences in 2016, BelTA learned from Belarusian Deputy Tax and Duties Minister Ella Selitskaya before the conference held on 11 December to highlight next year's taxation legislation changes.

Belarus are Turkmenistan are determined to boost bilateral trade, presidents of the two countries Alexander Lukashenko and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said at the one-on-one meeting in Ashgabat on 10 December, BelTA has learned.