Cherven Regional Executive Committee

In line with the opinion poll conducted by the BSU Center of Social and Political Research, over 70% of Belarusian citizens are ready to take part in the forthcoming presidential election, director of the center David Rotman said in an interview with the Main Air program on 28 June, BelTA has learned.

The Chinese-Belarusian industrial park Great Stone expects to receive around $120 million in investments in 2016, BelTA learned from First Deputy Director of the Chinese-Belarusian Industrial Park Kirill Koroteyev during the Belarusian Economy Day as part of World Expo Milano 2015 on 25 June.

Members of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus will discuss the appointment of the presidential election date during the session on 30 June.

Complaints of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of Russia (Rosselkhoznadzor) about the quality of Belarusian products are not always justified, BelTA learned from Vasily Pivovar, Belarusian Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister, Director of the Veterinary and Food Oversight Department, on 19 June.

China will allocate 200 million yuans as additional financing for the project to construct a student dormitory and the project to build social housing in Belarus.

The OSCE needs assessment mission for the presidential election is expected to arrive in Belarus in the second half of July, chairperson of the Belarus Central Election Commission Lidia Yermoshina informed after the meeting with Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE ODIHR) Michael George Link.

Belarus intends to considerably increase food export to the USA, BelTA learned from Alexei Bogdanov, Head of the Central Office for Foreign Economic Activities of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry.

As many as 89.3% of Belarusians plan to vote in the presidential election, and 91.2% of citizens are aware that such an election will be held in Belarus in 2015.

The fact that sanctions against Belarus have been extended indicates the sluggishness of the American bureaucratic machine.

The Belarusian Economy Ministry suggests a new concept for diversifying export for the next five-year term.