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MINSK, 9 August (BelTA) – The Braslav Lakes National Park and Vygonoshchanskoye Wildlife Reserve can qualify for the status of the wetland of international importance (Ramsar status), Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Belarus Anatoly Lis told a press conference. Specialists of the Ministry of Environment and the National Academy of Sciences have already prepared a letter of application to the Ramsar Bureau. All necessary prerequisites are in place for the reserve and...

MINSK, 9 August (BelTA) – Belarus will soon hold talks with Chinese companies on raising investments into Orsha Linen Mill, Chairman of Bellegprom Concern Gennady Vyrko told reporters on 9 August, BelTA has learnt. The financing of the company’s upgrade was discussed at a session of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers of Belarus on 9 August. “A Chinese delegation is to arrive in Belarus from 11 to 20 August to discuss the investments into the development of Orsha Linen Mill and...

VITEBSK, 9 August (BelTA) – Two Georgian citizens who made an attempt to cross the Belarus-Lithuania border illegally were banned entry to Belarus, BelTA learned from spokesman for the Polotsk border patrol Denis Glebko. Belarusian and Lithuanian border guards detained two Georgians: a man born in 1974 and a woman born in 1989. Both trespassers were planning to cross the border in Braslav District and seek political asylum in Europe, Denis Glebko said. According to the spokesman, this is...

VITEBSK, 8 August (BelTA) – Glubokoye Dairy has been awarded Kosher certification for the production of condensed milk, BelTA learnt from the company. Certification confirms high quality and purity of the products the company uses. The document provides the dairy with an opportunity to supply condensed milk to Israel. The company has already received the first orders for kosher condensed milk. The quality of the Glubokoye Dairy products has been also confirmed by a number of other...

VITEBSK, 4 August (BelTA) – Resident companies of the free economic zone Vitebsk exported nearly $100 million worth of commodities in January-June 2011, 31% up from H1 2010, representatives of the FEZ Vitebsk administration told BelTA. In January-June 2011 the trade turnover of FEZ Vitebsk totaled $188.3 million, over 22% up from H1 2010. FEZ Vitebsk’s foreign trade surplus stood at $7.6 million. The import of raw materials and components exceeded $90 million, 13.6% up from H1 2010. CIS...

ORSHA DISTRICT, 4 August (BelTA) – The Belarusian State District Power Plant (BelGRES) in Orsha District will be fully converted to local fuels in 2012, the President of Belarus was informed during his visit to the company. The new boiler produced in Belarus will be installed this year. It will allow replacing natural gas with local fuels. Currently, the share of local fuels at this power plant accounts for 60%, natural gas for 40%. Next year peat and wood chips will be used as fuel. The...