Cherven Regional Executive Committee

Belarusian Prime Minster Sergei Rumas and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have had a phone conversation, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian government.

Belarusian Railways and Russian Railways have plans to launch a new high-speed train service between Minsk and Moscow, BelTA learned from the press service of Belarusian Railways.

Belarus and Vietnam have done a lot to promote trade and economic relations, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Chairwoman of Vietnam's National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on 12 December, BelTA has learned.

Belarus might lose the limelight one day, so it is necessary to make the most of it while the country is still on the radar, Director of the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research (BISR) Oleg Makarov said at a regular session of the Expert Community project in BelTA's press center.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has held a meeting with Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko and Chair of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly Natalya Kochanova, the former head of the Belarus President Administration, BelTA has learned.

Belarus is asking for nothing from Russia except for equal conditions, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi on 7 December, BelTA has learned.

Road maps on integration of Belarus and Russia do not envisage any supranational bodies, Belarus Prime Minister Sergei Rumas told the media, BelTA has learned.

Belarus expects to sign an intergovernmental agreement with Poland on cooperation in the protection and rational use of transboundary waters in January 2020, Belarus' Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Andrei Khmel said during a meeting of the National Interagency Steering Committee of the European Union Water Initiative Plus (EUWI+) project, BelTA has learned.

It is necessary to revitalize the regional economy and start new businesses all over Minsk Oblast. This will ensure even development of all districts of the region, not only ‘the golden area' between the first and second Minsk ring roads, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with representatives of Minsk Oblast on 4 December, BelTA has learned.

A package of documents to boost cooperation in various sectors was signed after the talks between Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade on 3 December, BelTA has learned.