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The recent presidential election became a reason for blatant international interference with affairs of the state, BelTA learned from Chairwoman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus Lidia Yermoshina. The official took part in an international conference on counteracting external challenges and threats from the point of view of the parliamentary dimension of the Union State of Belarus and Russia.
An investor from New Zealand is set to build a multifunctional tourist complex in Gorodok District, BelTA learned from the National Agency of Investment and Privatization (NAIP) that has provided information and advisory services to the client.
The construction of a peaking and backup energy source continues at premises of the Novopolotsk cogeneration plant. The foundations of gas turbines and step-up transformers have been completed, BelTA learned from the Vitebsk Oblast energy company Vitebskenergo.
Ivan Mamaiko, a member of the Standing Commission on National Security of the House of Representatives, commented on the main provisions of the law “On the amendment of laws on ensuring national security in the Republic of Belarus” in an interview with BelTA.
In January-April 2021, organizations and individual businessmen transported 117.9 million tonnes of cargoes, or 96.4% year-on-year, BelTA learned from the National Statistics Committee.
Green mobility makes small towns more comfortable and greener, expands opportunities for new digital technologies, and stimulates new partnerships and interregional interaction, BelTA learned the UNDP office in Belarus as it summed up the results of the Green Cities project.