GOMEL, 7 June (BelTA) - Belarus’ Gomel Oblast and Russia’s Primorye Territory signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation during the visit of the Russian delegation to the Belarusian region on 7 June, BelTA has learned. The document was signed by Gomel Oblast Governor Ivan Krupko and Governor of Primorye Territory of Russia Oleg Kozhemyako. The document stipulates that the parties will make the necessary efforts to expand and deepen long-term cooperation in economy, trade,...

A 60-container train with compound fertilizers made by Gomel Chemical Plant departed from Gomel to China on 31 May, BelTA has learned. The train will follow the route Tsentrolit (Belarus) - Xianguojigang (China) through the territory of Belarus and Russia via the Zabaikalsk - Manchuria border crossing. The journey will be two weeks and more than 7,000km long. "Today is a big day. We are launching the fifth train from Gomel Oblast to the People's Republic of China carrying fertilizers...

Belarus and Iran have a great potential for cooperation in the field of oil, petrochemistry and other industries, Alireza Seyhoun, the commercial attaché of the Iranian Embassy in Belarus, told the media on the sidelines of the 24th edition of the Spring in Gomel expo, BelTA has learned. Iran and Belarus in general and Gomel Oblast in particular have established good cooperation over the past 20 years, Alireza Seyhoun noted. "Iranian and Belarusian partners exchange delegations, sign...

MINSK, 19 May (BelTA) - The third season of the sports and cultural festival “Vytoki. A Step Towards Olympus” gets underway in Zhlobin, BelTA has learned. According to the head of the Sport and Tourism Department of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee Pavel Starosvetsky, a press tour on the first day of the festival will highlight the historical and cultural heritage of Zhlobin District. The tour will follow from the local history museum in Zhlobin to the memorial to the children -...

GOMEL, 3 May (BelTA) - An open boxing tournament marking the Victory Day will kick off in Gomel on 3 May, BelTA learned from the organizers. Some 70 boxers from various cities of Belarus and Russia will compete for medals in the Lokomotiv cultural and sports center. Two days of preliminary fights will follow with semifinals on 5 May. The final bouts, the awards and closing ceremony will take place on 6 May. According to chief judge Aleksandr Kaleyev, the tournament makes part of...

Prospects for stepping up and advancing cooperation between Gomel Oblast and the Russian city of Omsk were discussed as Chairman of the Gomel Oblast Executive Committee Ivan Krupko met with an Omsk delegation led by the mayor Sergei Shelest on 27 April, BelTA has learned. The guests were informed about Gomel Oblast’s industrial, export, scientific, technical, and manpower potential and about the opportunities available in the Belarusian region. Ivan Krupko remarked: “For Gomel Oblast...

GOMEL, 20 April (BelTA) – Seven import-substituting projects are being implemented by enterprises of the Belarusian state food industry concern Belgospishcheprom. Deputy Prime Minister Leonid Zayats mentioned it after OAO Spartak opened a new chocolate bar line on 20 April, BelTA has learned. Leonid Zayats said that the new line commissioned by the Gomel-based company is an import-substituting one. He mentioned that Belgospishcheprom is busy implementing seven import-substituting...

GOMEL OBLAST, 11 April (BelTA) – Personnel of the special operations forces of Belarus’ Armed Forces have been deployed to reinforce the southern border in several locations in Gomel Oblast, BelTA has learned. The Belarusian army continues carrying out the head of state’s instructions to reinforce sections of the southern border. The president has repeatedly raised the matter of security and protection of the country taking into account events in neighboring countries. A set of...

A number of changes have occurred in the sphere of management of the post-Chernobyl situation. The operation of the Department for Alleviating Consequences of the Catastrophe at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant has been discontinued. Tasks and functions of the department have been transferred to the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor) and other government bodies. Work on Chernobyl-related problems will continue but in an updated...

Ivan Krupko said that the number of organizations with Russian capital rose to 450 in Gomel Oblast in 2022, including eight companies operating as residents of the free economic zone (FEZ) Gomel-Raton. In turn, Gomel Oblast enterprises stepped up their presence on the Russian market by 1.5 times.