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POLOTSK, 3 August (BelTA) - Experts from the Spanish company Bionet and the Institute of Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) unveiled the provisional sustainable energy action plan for Polotsk as part of the European project SURE. The plan for sustainable energy development is important and much needed for the city, Chairman of the Polotsk City Hall Alexander Poznyak said when opening the meeting. “The investment in innovative energy-saving will serve as an impetus...

VITEBSK, 1 August (BelTA) – The Hodigitria Orthodox Youth Festival opened in Vitebsk on 31 July, BelTA learned from the event coordinator priest Alexander Kovalev. Partaking in the festival are about 200 young people from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, and Serbia. The festival includes various sports tournaments, games, creativity competitions, excursions, river cruises, spiritual talks, an orthodox ball, and workshops on bell ringing, belt plaiting, clay modeling. A confession and the Divine...

VITEBSK, 1 August (BelTA) – A Czech investor has plans to purchase five L-410 aircrafts for the future Vitebsk-based air carrier in 2012, BelTA learnt from PDW Group s.r.o. board member Pavel Gorodnov. Preliminary arrangements were reached with Aircraft Industries a.s. from Czechia. The first airplane is to arrive at the Vitebsk Airport in early 2012; a total of three to four aircrafts will be purchased next year, including one business-class airplane, the remaining aircrafts will...

VITEBSK, 1 August (BelTA) – Experts of the Spanish company Bionet and the Institute of Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) are expected to present their first run-time version of a sustainable energy action plan in Polotsk within the European SURE project, BelTA learnt from the Polotsk City Hall. The development and implementation of the sustainable energy action plan is an obligatory condition for Polotsk to join the Covenant of Mayors, an initiative of the...

VITEBSK, 1 August (BelTA) – U.S. paratroopers are expected to hone their skills at the 103rd guards mobile brigade of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, BelTA learnt from deputy commander of the brigade Pavel Pishchulov. The delegation of the American military is set to arrive to the military unit on 1 August. The program of the visit will comprise a short paratroop training course at the air-borne center including parachute jumping activities. The guests will also get familiar...

VITEBSK, 1 August (BelTA) – Belarus’ Vitebsk Oblast and Vietnam provinces are planning to cooperate in oil processing, engineering and light industry, Deputy Chairman of Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Oleg Matskevich told reporters after he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Belarus Dang Huy Tran on 30 July, BelTA has learned. Vietnamese provinces are interested in cooperation in oil processing as they want to implement projects to build big oil...