GOMEL, 20 May (BelTA) ? The Belarusian-Chinese agricultural mechanical engineering joint venture Harbin Dong Jin Gomel (Heilongjiang Province, China) has started manufacturing five-row ear corn harvesters, BelTA learned from Igor Korotkevich, Head of the Non-CIS Sales Office of the Belarusian industrial group Gomselmash. In his words, the novelty will replace the four-row harvester, whi...

MINSK, 18 May (BelTA) ? An agreement on cooperation and establishing friendly ties, expansion of the bilateral cooperation has been signed by the administration of the town of Lucca, Toscana Province, Italy and the administration of Rogachev District, Gomel Oblast, BelTA learned from the press service of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee. The document was signed during the visit of L...

MINSK, 17 May (BelTA) ? The Gomel Economic Forum that is taking place on 17 May has already resulted in 11 investment agreements and declarations of intent estimated at $130 million, BelTA has learnt. Gomel Oblast Governor Vladimir Dvornik signed the documents on behalf of local authorities. The documents envisage implementation of big projects involving foreign and domestic capital. Fo...

GOMEL, 17 May (BelTA) - The investment project "Gomel Industrial Park Polesye-Lelchitsy: Prospects for Development" will be presented at the plenary meeting of the Gomel Economic Forum on 17 May, BelTA learned from Elvira Karnitskaya, the chairwoman of the economy committee of the Gomel Oblast Executive committee. According to experts, this is the most ambitious project that has been ...

GOMEL, 7 May (BelTA) ? In 2013 the Production Association Gomselmash will deliver agricultural machines worth $1 million to Brazil, BelTA learnt from director for foreign sale at Gomselmash Igor Korotkevich. Gomselmash will deliver semi-mounted forage harvester КПК-3000-К4 Palesse FH40 intended for cutting corn, sorgho, sunflower and other crops for the Ipacol company. "This cooperation...

GOMEL, 3 May (BelTA) ? The American company Kelly Pipe has expanded the choice of products it buys from Belarusian Steel Works (BMZ trademark), namely oil country tubular goods (OCTG). Several days ago the overseas partners placed the first order for this kind of merchandise, the BMZ press service told BelTA. Cooperation between BMZ and Kelly Pipe began a year ago. Back then during th...

MINSK, 7 April (BelTA) - In 2013 Belarus is set to export tourism services worth about $250 million, Vadim Karamzin, director of the tourism department at the Ministry of Sport and Tourism, said during the ministerial session on 7 April. Brest Oblast is expected to export tourism services worth $19.75 million, Vitebsk Oblast - $15.67 million, Gomel Oblast - 19.34 million, Grodno - $11...

MINSK, 5 April (BelTA) ? The Finance Ministry of Belarus will allocate a $322 million loan of the Export-Import Bank of China to Mogilevavtodor Company for the reconstruction of Bobruisk-Zhlobin part of M-5/E 271 Minsk-Gomel highway. The decision is contained in Council of Ministers? Resolution No.249 of 2 April 2013 officially published at the national legal Internet portal on 5 April. ...

GOMEL, 8 April (BelTA) ? Chelyabinsk Oblast will purchase 100 Gomselmash grain harvesters and fodder harvesters, Agriculture Minister of Chelyabinsk Oblast Sergei Sushkov told BelTA in Gomel. Sergei Sushkov leads the delegation of Chelyabinsk Oblast to Belarus. The agreement on the purchase of the harvesters was signed following talks with the Gomel-based company. ?We did not just hold ...

GOMEL, 2 April (BelTA) ? Belarusian Steel Works will export to Singapore 1,800 tonnes of wire for high-pressure hoses, up two times as against 2011, BelTA learnt from the company's Press Secretary Alexander Olesik. In January-March Belarusian Steel Works exported to Singapore 168 tonnes of different types of wire for high-pressure hoses. The products are sent to the Bel-Kap-Steel compan...

GOMEL, 21 May (BelTA) - The annual contest of newspapers, magazines, TV and radio companies and journalists operating in Gomel Oblast concluded on 21 May. Deputy head of the regional news department and head of the Gomel office of BelTA News Agency Valery Sidorchik was announced best newspaper journalist. The winners and laureates of the contest were honored in Gomel on 21 May, BelTA has lear...

GOMEL, 16 May (BelTA) – The border checkpoint Novaya Guta at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border will be expanded. The information was released by Mikhail Myatlikov, Deputy Head of the Gomel Customs House, on 16 May. The border checkpoint is in the area of responsibility of the customs house, BelTA has learned. The official said that the money to develop the reconstruction design document...

GOMEL, 15 May (BelTA) ? The delegation of the riot police department of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam will come to Gomel Oblast on 16 May. The visit will last till the end of the week, BelTA learnt from the regional branch of the Emergencies Ministry of Belarus. The Vietnamese specialists will take part in the international conference ?Emergencies: theory, practice, innova...

GOMEL, 7 May (BelTA) ? The 5th national conference of students and young medical scientists ?Problems and development prospects of medicine? will be held at the Gomel State Medical University on 7-8 May, BelTA learnt from the organization committee of the forum. Over 300 students and young scientists from the CIS member states filed applications to take part in the conference. Particip...

GOMEL, 30 April (BelTA) ? The Italian association Help for Children Parma will advance cooperation with Gomel Oblast, Belarus in the sphere of healthcare and education. The statement was made by the association?s Vice President Enrico Pelassa, who took part in the oblast practice seminar ?Preserving lives and health of children together? in Gomel, BelTA has learned. The Italian side i...

Representatives of the German HIV service organizations will visit Belarus on 23-28 April, BelTA learnt from the BelSet antiAids Association. The visit to Belarus of ten heads and officials of the German HIV service organization will be held as part of the joint project. The purpose of the visit is to show the German colleagues the potential of the members and partners of the BelSet ant...

MINSK, 9 April (BelTA) ? The Japanese Embassy will donate modern medical equipment to the Yelsk Central District Hospital, BelTA learnt from the Japanese diplomatic mission in Belarus. The equipment will be donated as part of Japan?s human security projects. The Embassy is implementing the Japanese Government?s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) Scheme. O...

GOMEL, 23 January (BelTA) - Plan for the development of cooperation between the State Border Committee of Belarus and the State Border Service of Ukraine for 2013-2014 was approved during a working meeting of the leaders of the border services of the two countries in Gomel on 23 January, BelTA has learned.

The document provides for improving the information exchange for better control...

GOMEL, 23 January (BelTA) – The Council of Ministers of Belarus and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine have signed an agreement on border crossing regulations in respect of residents of Stolin District of Brest Oblast and Rokitnoye District of Rovno Oblast. The agreement was signed in Gomel on 23 January, BelTA has learnt.

The document was countersigned by the chiefs of the border au...

MINSK, 29 December (BelTA) – Specialists of the Belarusian company Belorusneft have started drilling the country’s deepest borehole, the company’s press service told BelTA. The exploration well is located in Rechitsa District and is expected to be 6,680m deep. BelTA has been told that the well is designed to assess the oil-bearing capacity of the pre-salt and Upper Proterozoic complexes within l...