http://minsk.gov.by/news/ Last news by portal minsk.gov.by minsk.gov.by EN Computer Centre of Minsk City Executive Committee ® 2001—2008 Sun May 12 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/05/13/1051/ Towards the end of May passengers of the City Tour Bus will be able to listen to a story about Minsk in Turkish and Chinese. As it was reported to the "Minsk-news" agency correspondent by Dmitry Vashkevich, Deputy Director of Private Unitary Enterprise "Drom-Tour", a special recording is to be prepared for tourists from Turkey and China. According to Dmitry Vashkevich today such audio tours are available on the bus in 7 languages.

‘We are also going to update the story about the capital. The present story about the city contains too many dates and facts. We would like to supplement the story about the city with interesting details concerning its buildings, its people,’ said the Deputy Director.

We recall that at the end of last year there began to run in Minsk (the first in Belarus) a double-decker of City tour series. Today, it makes four trips a day. The route runs from the Central bus station to the cultural and sports complex "Minsk-Arena". During the trip each tourist is able to listen to the audio guide’s story about Minsk in the language that he understands.]]> News Sun May 12 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/05/13/1052/ In the capital, the festivities to mark the Victory Day and the Day of the State Emblem and State Flag of the Republic of Belarus were held at a high organizational level. This, as the "Minsk-news" agency reports, was said today by the Head of Department of Ideological Work of Minsk City Executive Committee Sergei Khilman at a briefing in the Minsk City Executive Committee.

According to S. Khilman, by order of the Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee there was set up a working group of staff of the departments of ideological work and culture that on May 9, 11 and 12 visited places of public entertainment in all the districts of the capital. At a decent level were honored veterans of war. The venues for celebrations and public entertainment, the main streets and avenues were timely, thematically and festively decorated. The programs of festivities were prepared so that they could meet the interests of all age categories of citizens. There were arranged special areas of thematic creativity for young residents of Minsk and veterans. It was for the first time that a display of military equipment had been arranged along the Children's Railway. The city residents and guests were pleased to find a wide range of goods that could be purchased at reasonable prices. The work of the city public transport, municipal services, ambulance crews, emergency services was organized at an appropriate level too.

In total, more than 80 major celebrations took place during these May days. On May 9 alone mass celebrations were held in more than 20 festive areas including the solemn meeting and a concert of masters of arts at the Palace of the Republic, the final of the All-Belarusian cross-country race for the prize of the newspaper "Sovetskaya Belorussia", a procession of veterans and laying flowers at the Victory Monument, a concert of leading creative groups and performers, a fair of masters of Folk Arts near the Palace of Sports, a gala concert of the winners of the Minsk City II contest of patriotic songs in Victory Park, a festival of the media in the Central Children's Gorky Park and others. The festivities culminated in Victory Park on May 12 with youth action "We are proud of our motherland" with the participation of pioneering organizations and with a concert dedicated to the Day of the State Emblem and State Flag of the Republic of Belarus.]]> News Sun May 12 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/04/17/877/ As it was reported to the “Minsk-News” agency correspondent in the press service of the University, V. Baryshevskiy is Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Honored Worker of Science of the Republic of Belarus, winner of the State prize of the Republic of Belarus in the field of science and technology in 2002, the author of discoveries in nuclear physics and founder of the new scientific field - nuclear optics of polarized media.

The main selection criteria for ESIC awards are high professional skill and responsible attitude to work and society. The European Scientific and Industrial Chamber was founded in 1992. It has a number of important functions, including assistance in the search of investors and partners for joint ventures, European certification of industrial and research institutions, provision of information on new technologies.]]> News Tue Apr 16 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/03/19/634/ At the stage of the European Cup in sailing which was held in Malcesine (Italy) on Lake Garda Tatiana Drozdovskaya from Minsk won in Laser Radial class.

Tatiana Drozdovskaya won all five races. Second place was taken by representatives of the Netherlands - Michelle Broekhuizen and Daphne van der Vaart.

As it was reported at the Belarusian Federation of sailing, in February Drozdovskaya was a success at the World Cup in Miami, where she became the fifth. So in the world ranking Tatiana rose from the eighth rank to the second.]]> News Mon Mar 18 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/03/18/628/ Members and guests of the World Championship - 2014 will be accommodated in 33 hotels with a total capacity of 7.5 thousand people. This, as the "Minsk-News" agency reports, was said today by the Head of Household and Hotel Services Department Andrei Novikov at a briefing in the Minsk City Executive Committee. 22 hotels are already in operation whereas 11 hotels are still under construction. They are to be put into operation this year. The new hotels will have to be provided with personnel to the number of about 11 thousand people. ‘With this end in view, we are going to engage full-time students on a rolling basis or for part-time work,’ A. Novikov said. ‘We are also planning to transfer some staff from the existing hotels to the new facilities. We will work in closer contact with higher and secondary specialized educational institutions that train specialists in the hotel business. Ice hockey fans will be offered 12 dormitories accommodating 11.7 thousand people who will be attended to by students belonging to student service units. In addition, guests will also be accommodated in 11 sports and recreational facilities located on the territory of Minsk district.’

According to A. Novikov, some international companies have already booked hotel rooms in Minsk for the period of the coming championship. Some hotels will be reserved for the judiciary, the coaching staff, athletes and journalists.]]> News Sun Mar 17 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/03/13/581/ ‘Some new exhibits will be displayed in Minsk City Hall’, said Deputy Chairman of Minsk City Executive Committee Igor Karpenko during his meeting with the staff members of the National Art Museum of Belarus at which they also spoke about the cultural projects that are currently implemented in our capital.

‘We are planning to re-create the governor's office in the Town Hall. We are also thinking of arranging an exhibition related to the minting of coins, postage marks. All this will enrich the exposition in the Town Hall, will attract both tourists and citizens of Minsk,’ said Igor Karpenko.]]> News Tue Mar 12 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/03/13/584/ The authorities of Omsk city are interested in the municipal vehicles produced at the Minsk enterprises and are going to make up an order for such vehicles.

This information, as the "Minsk-news" agency reports, was delivered today by the Mayor of Omsk Vyacheslav Dvorakovskiy during his meeting with Nikolai Ladutko, Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee. V. Dvorakovskiy underlined that during his visit to Minsk the delegation of Omsk tried to explore the experience of solving urban problems. He noted that many of the mechanisms of city management, used in Minsk, are also relevant for Omsk.

The members of the delegation were greatly impressed by the Minsk city manufacturing facilities and business incubators.

In his turn, N. Ladutko noted that the city of Minsk is interested in "Mostovik" scientific and production association of Omsk, in particular, to solve the problems of road and bridge construction in the capital of Belarus.

During the meeting, the two leaders signed an agreement on cooperation and partnership between the cities of Minsk and Omsk. N. Ladutko and V. Dvorakovskiy expressed their intention to strengthen economic, social, cultural and sporting ties between the two cities.











]]> News Tue Mar 12 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/03/12/564/ 300 infants from Minsk and other regions whose mothers had deposited samples of cord blood stem cells in a medical specimen bank got the so-called biological medical care insurance.

This information was reported to the "Minsk-news" agency correspondent by Svetla Dryk, Head of the Laboratory of separation of the bone marrow of the 9th city hospital of Minsk.

The head of the laboratory explained that before putting the sample on the deposit, they enter into a contract with the woman in labor. Cord blood stem cells are taken at the maternity hospital. They are collected immediately after the baby’s birth. The procedure is painless and it takes only a few minutes. It can be performed in any maternity hospital either by a doctor or a midwife.

In the 9th hospital stem cells are examined, processed, frozen and placed for storage in liquid nitrogen at a temperature of -196 ° C for a period of 18 (!) years. If during this period there was no need in the cells, the contract is reentered with those who come of age.

According to S. Dryk, most stem cells are used in the treatment of hereditary blood cancers - they are transplanted to the patient. Cord blood contains a large number of hematopoietic cells - the source of red blood cells, white blood cells, lymphocytes. It is more compatible with the patient's tissue cells, which reduces the risk of rejection in the transplantation of cord blood stem cells and automatically eliminates the question with the donor.

In the future, stem cells from umbilical cord blood can be used in the treatment of acute and chronic diseases of the cardiovascular, endocrine and central nervous systems, genetic disorders, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, severe injuries.

‘Isolation of cord blood stem cells, freezing, testing and storage for a year would cost $ 4 million 220 thousand rubles’, added the doctor. ‘For each subsequent year of the cells on deposit one will have to pay extra 950 thousand rubles’.

Collection and storage of cord blood stem cells is a new medical technology, a kind of form of medical care insurance, because once derived stem cells can be stored for decades.]]> News Mon Mar 11 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/03/12/566/ In the match of 1/16 finals of a major tournament in the American Indian Wells (prize fund of $ 5 million) Victoria Azarenka beat Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium).

Azarenko lost the first set with a score of 3 to 6, but then she took the initiative. The second set was won by Azarenko with a score of 6 to 3, and in the final set Victoria’s opponent lost all the games – 6:0, the "Minsk-news agency reports. In the match for reaching the quarter-finals Victoria Azarenko’s opponent will be Urszula Radwanska from Poland.]]> News Mon Mar 11 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/03/11/558/ In the 17th round of the group stage of the VTB United League the capital team "Tsmoki-Minsk" defeated "Zalgiris" from Kaunas with a score of 86:82.

As the "Minsk-news" agency recalls, from the very beginning of the meeting "dragons" took the initiative and had the advantage of three-quarters - 24:20, 15:14, 24:22. The team of Andrey Krivonos only lost the last quarter with a score of 23:26.

Of the "Tsmoki-Minsk" players the top-scorers were Alexander Kudryavtsev and Legionnaire Terri Brown. Each scored 16 points.]]> News Sun Mar 10 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/03/11/562/ About 2.680 parking spaces for cars are to be additionally organized in the Tsentralny District for the World Hockey Championship – 2014. Special attention will be given to the creation of additional temporary parking in the vicinity of the complex "Minsk-Arena".

This information, as the "Minsk-news" agency reports, was delivered today by the Head of the of the Tsentralny District Administration Oleg Poskrobko at a briefing in Minsk City Executive Committee.

‘Together with the State Traffic Control Department we agree the scheme of such spaces, as well as the scheme for the transport of vehicles to the parking spaces in Zhdanovichi’, he explained. ‘This will enable us to reduce the number of vehicles in the streets adjacent to the sports complex, and to provide parking places for everyone. We propose that the guest tickets should contain information about the car parking space for each specific visitor to avoid massive traffic movement of vehicles to the parking places that are located close to the complex "Minsk-Arena".

In addition, by May 2014 11 new hotels for over 3000 guests will be opened in the District. There will also be created 15 additional catering facilities.

It is also planned to carry out large-scale work on landscaping and flower decoration in the areas adjacent to the entrances to the city. Reconstruction and repair will take place in Nezavisimosti and Pobediteley avenues, in Saperov street. In the District, they are preparing an extensive cultural program.]]> News Sun Mar 10 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/events/2013/03/07/555/ Nikolai Ladutko, Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee, expressed condolences to the Venezuelan people in connection with the death of the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez.

As the "Minsk-news" agency correspondent reports, today Nikolai Ladutko visited the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the Republic of Belarus and made the following entry in the Book of Condolences:”We express our deepest condolences on the death of a man of the world, the leader of the Movement of Non-Aligned countries, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez. He was a great friend of Minsk. Everything that he started will be continued and done. His name has forever gone down in the history of our capital."

- “This is a great man - a man of the world. The loss is significant. We bow our heads and pay tribute to the inflexible fighter for the happiness and prosperity of his people. He did a lot, and the years during which he governed the country will rightfully become golden milestones in the history of Venezuela” - said the Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee. – “This is a hero of Latin America and a true friend of our country, of our people. He has died, but his ideas will live on in our memories. We remember the visit of Hugo Chavez to our capital when, after visiting the new blocks of buildings in the residential area of Kamennaya Gorka, he expressed his wish that similar blocks of buildings were also built in the Venezuelan towns and cities. I'm sure all the projects and initiatives will be continued, and our relationship with Venezuela will further grow and develop."

Nikolai Ladutko gave a hint that one of the Minsk streets will be named after Hugo Chavez.- “It will be humanly and historically correct. However it is only my point of view, the final decision is to be made by the City Council of Deputies, - said Nikolai Ladutko.







]]> Events Wed Mar 6 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/03/06/551/ On March 6 the Venezuelan Embassy in Minsk opened the Book of Condolences in connection with the death of the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez. Today hundreds of Minsk residents, including members of the public, labor and student groups, came to the Embassy to share the pain of the loss with the people of Venezuela. As reported by the Venezuelan diplomatic mission, entries in the Book of Condolences can also be made on March 7, 11 and 12 from 10 am to 13 pm and from 14 pm to 18 pm.

The Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Belarus: Minsk, 14, Kuibyshev str.

The Preesident of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, died in his 59th year of life. Official mourning in Venezuela will last 7 days.

















]]> News Tue Mar 5 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/03/04/525/ This was announced by the Head of the Frunzensky District Administration Boris Vasilyev at today’s briefing in the Minsk City Executive Committee, "Minsk-news" agency reports.

The fair will run for two weeks. At the fair, there will be arranged trading places for selling different goods, including souvenirs. Public catering units will also be organized there. Residents of Minsk and guests of the capital will be entertained by various artistic groups.

By the World Hockey Championship an ambitious program of improvement is to be implemented in the District. . For instance, it is planned to repair the facades of 227 buildings. Overhaul with modernization will cover 54 houses. Architectural and decorative lighting will be performed at 10 sites. About 30 thousand square meters of asphalt pavement of the road network will be repaired. It is planned to carry out overhaul of the buildings in Kalvariyskaya street. Some other frame streets will also be repaired. They are also going to landscape the park along Olshevski street and carry out repairs of the front entrance to the Park named in honour of the 60th Anniversary of the Great October. In the area of Kamennaya Gorka they are going to lay two parks and a public garden. The area near the Ice Palace is also to be reconstructed.

B.Vasilyev also informed that in October 2013 they will complete the construction of the hotel in Pritytsky street. In the near future they will open four shopping centers, two grocery stores and some consumer services centers.]]> News Sun Mar 3 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/02/18/387/ At the Biathlon World Cup final race with mass start Darya Domracheva won the gold medal. In four shooting ranges she missed two targets. Silver medalist Tora Berger from Norway lost the winner almost 9 seconds. In the overall World Cup Domracheva got the second position. Berger was 283 points behind the leader, "Minsk-News Agency" recalls.

The next biathlon start will be made in Holmenkollen, Norway. Here, from February 28 to March 3 the next World Cup will take place.]]> News Sun Feb 17 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/02/18/392/ During the World Ice Hockey Championship-2014 there will operate fan zone near the National Library. They are going to install huge screens and catering facilities there, to ensure good public order and medical service. This, as "Minsk-News" Agency reports, was said by Igor Kudrevich, Head of Pervomaisky District Administartion, at a briefing in Minsk City Executive Committee today.

He noted that the plan of the preparation of Pervomaisky district for the World Hockey Championship-2014 includes more than 90 points. The majority of them are connected with the maintenance of the buildings located in the frame streets, including Independence Avenue. Now there is a major overhaul of the buildings of Belarusian State Agricultural and Technical University, Belarusian National Technical University, Belarusian State Academy of Arts. Three dwelling houses are also being repaired now. In addition, in 2013, they are going to carry out repairs and painting of 260 building facades, architectural and decorative lighting of 25 buildings. It is also planned to landscape the area that adjoins the dwelling houses, businesses and organizations that are located here.

It is expected that this year they will overhaul the ring-road, 11-kilometer-long section of Nezavisimosti avenue, Filimonov and Akademicheskaya streets. They are also going to carry out current repair of the road network with a total area of 33 thousand square meters, create 1.400 parking spaces and plant more than 1 million flowers. The preparatory activities also include improvement of the material and technical base of 65 stores, modernization of seasonal trade shops.]]> News Sun Feb 17 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/02/18/393/

TENDERING PROCESS NOTICE

Minsk Сity Executive Committee is hereby advising of holding tenders with a view to select an investor for signing an investment agreement on implementing the Project «Design and Construction of Multifunctional Dwelling Complex in the Area of Nezavisimosti Ave. and Makayonka St. in Minsk» (hereinafter referred to as «the Tenders») on March 22, 2013 at: Minsk, Nezavisimosti Ave., 8, room 320.

Organizer of the Tenders: Minsk Сity Executive Committee, Minsk, Nezavisimosti Ave., 8.

The Tenders may be participated by legal entities and individual entrepreneurs of the Republic of Belarus, foreign legal entities and foreign organizations not being legal entities and incorporated pursuant the existing law of relevant states.

A person willing to become a bidder of the Tenders shall provide the Organizer of the Tenders with the following documents:

1. a request for participating in the Tenders in the established form;


2. legal entities of the Republic of Belarus shall provide:
   
   
   • A copy of Articles of Association (a memorandum of association – for a commercial organization acting on the basis of such memorandum of association), having a stamp certifying state registration thereof and original copies thereof for reviewing against the original;
   
   
   • a power of attorney (or another civil law document) issued to a legal entity's representative (provided such representative is not a manager thereof) or a document certifying authorities of a legal entity's manager (an order certifying such manager's designation , or a certified copy of a Resolution of a General Meeting of the participants, Board of Directors (Supervisory Board) or another management body of a legal entity pursuant to its constituent documents, or a labour agreement (contract) or another similar document);
      
   Individual entrepreneurs of the Republic of Belarus shall provide:
   
   
   • a copy of a Certificate of state registration in the capacity of an individual entrepreneur and original copies thereof for reviewing against the original;
   
   
   • notarized power of attorney (for a representative of such individual entrepreneur);
      
   A foreign legal entity or another foreign organization not being a foreign entity and incorporated pursuant to the existing law of relevant countries shall provide:
   
   
   • copies of constituent documents legalized (apostilized) in the established order and a statement of a trade register of a country of origin (such statement should be caused within at least 2 months prior to filing an application for participating in the Tenders) or another similar certificate of a legal status pursuant to the existing law of relevant countries with a notarized translation thereof into the Belarusian or Russian languages;
   
   
   • a power of attorney legalized (apostilized) in the established order (or another civil law document) issued to a legal entity's representative, foreign organization not being a legal entity and incorporated pursuant to the existing law of a relevant foreign state, and/or other documents legalized (apostilized) in the established order with a notarized translation thereof into the Belarusian or Russian languages;
      
3. a document certifying effecting an advance payment;


4. an auditors' opinion of a financial standing of a bidder willing to participate in the Tenders for 2011and 9 months of 2012 certifying the availability of net assets (net worth) for an amount equal to at least USD 10 mio. (equivalent of USD 10 mio.) effective as of a date of such statement. For foreign legal entities and foreign organizations such auditors' opinion should be legalized (apostilized) in the established order with a notarized translation thereof into the Belarusian or Russian languages.


5. a document certifying the placement by a person willing to become a bidder of the Tenders, with one of the banks of the Republic of Belarus of monetary funds amounting to USD 1 mio. (equivalent of USD 1 mio.). A bidder who has not become a participant to the Tenders shall be entitled to freely dispose the above monetary funds on expiry of 5 business days following the results of the Tenders (signing of Protocol No.2 of the Tender Committee's meeting respectively. A successful bidder shall be obliged to use the monetary funds provided for herein exclusively for the purposes of the Project implementation.

The request and other documents for the participation in the Tenders shall be served to the Organizer of the Tenders by an individual, a representative of a legal entity, organization, not being a legal entity, individual entrepreneur (a representative thereof) personally.

When serving such request for the participation in the Tenders or other documents such representative of a legal entity, organization, not being a legal entity, by individual entrepreneur (a representative thereof) shall be obliged to produce an ID card and a copy thereof for reviewing against the original.

In the event that discrepancies are available in such documents the Organizer of the Tenders shall return them back to a person who has served thereof.

In the event that such presented documents are complying with the above requirements a person who has presented thereof shall become a bidder and on a day when the documents were served shall be provided with the documents entitling to participate in the Tenders in accordance with which he/she submits a bid for tender at the date of tender.

List of the documents comprised in a bid:

1. a Table of a bidder's competitive bid data set out by the Organizer;
   
   Data on the sources of the funds directed to the Project implementation set out by the Organizer;
   
   In so doing the data on the availability of own funds should be certified by the Auditors' report stating such bidder's financial standing for 2011 and 9 months of 2012 г., of borrowed funds – by bank letters or other documents certifying the intention of creditors (commercial banks), other investors, to make available their funds in the form of loans, borrowings, direct investments for implementing an investment project with the specification of amounts of such borrowed funds and terms of granting thereof;


2. a business plan or feasibility study certifying the expediency of a project implementation approved by the bidder;


3. a list of investment projects which have been implemented by a bidder or are on the implementation stage in the form set out by the Organizer;


4. a town-planning concept including:
   
   
   • a general project concept explanatory memorandum containing major engineering-and economical performance indicators of the project;
   
   
   • a General Layout;
   
   
   • a project's space-planning solution;
   
   
   • М 1:200, 1:500 layout, front elevation, section drawings;
   
   
   • photofixation (at least from 3 points, including panoramic photographs);
   
   
   • project town-planning concept visualization (from the photofixation points);
   
   
   • М 1:1000project developed views from the side of Nezavisimosti Ave. and Makayonka St.
      
   The Project source data are given in the town-planning passport (in the electronic form) with brief characteristics of the Facility and requirements to the Land Plot using and developing and in the Land Plot topographic layout (on a paper carrier), and are to be handed over to a bidder when registering a request for participating in the Tenders.


5. a commitment to finance the design and building the engineering, transport and social infrastructure facilities in the form set out by the Organizer;


6. a record statement of the documents submitted in a competitive bid sealed envelope (on a separate sheet).

A person willing to become a bidder shall effect an advance payment amounting to USD 10 thou. or an equivalent sum in EUR (for foreign legal entities and foreign organizations not being legal entities and incorporated pursuant to the existing law of a relevant country) according to the quotation for foreign currencies set by the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus at the date of payment or an equivalent sum in BLR at the official exchange rate fixed by the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus effective as of a payment date (for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs of the Republic of Belarus) to Belarusbank Open Joint Stock Saving Bank , code 795, payment code 05520, Taxpayer number 101530339, beneficiary – Minsk Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus, payment purpose – advance payment for the participation in the Tenders on selecting an investor, to the following accounts:

• In USD – 3600101000086;


• In EUR – 3600101000099;


• In BLR – 3602101000026.

Earnest money to unsuccessful bidders shall be refunded within 5 business days following a refusal in participating in the Tenders or the results thereof (signature of Protocol № 2 of the Tender Committee's meeting) respectively.

A successful bidder shall be obliged to indemnify the costs related to arranging and holding the Tenders within 3 business days following the results of the Tenders (signature of Protocol № 2 ) and prior to signature of an investment agreement submit to the Organizer of the Tenders duly certified copies of payment documents certifying the indemnification of the costs related to arranging and holding the Tenders.

The earnest money remitted by the successful bidder shall be set off against the indemnification of the costs. A remaining part of the earnest money shall be remitted by the Organizer of the Tenders to such successful bidder within 5 business days following the registration of an investment agreement in the State Register of investment agreements to which the Republic of Belarus is a party.

The earnest money interest shall be neither accrued nor paid up.

Such advance payment to the persons who have not become bidders of the Tenders shall be refunded within 5 business days following the refusal in the participation or the results of the Tenders (signature of Protocol No.2 of the Tender Committee's meeting) respectively.

Such advance payment effected by a successful bidder shall be set off against indemnification of costs. A remaining part of such advance payment shall be remitted to a successful bidder by the Organizer of the Tenders within 5 business days following the registration of an investment agreement in the State Register of investment agreements signed with the Republic of Belarus.

A successful bidder shall be obliged to indemnify the costs for arranging and holding the Tenders within 3 business days following the results of the Tenders (signature of Protocol No. 2) and prior to signature of an investment agreement provide the Organizer of the Tenders with certified copies of payment documents certifying indemnification of costs for arranging and holding the Tenders.

In the event that a successful bidder refuses to sign commitments to finance the designing and building the facilities of the engineering, transport and social infrastructure and/or the investment agreement within due dates such advance payment effected by a successful bidder shall not be refunded thereto.

The Tenders' precondition is the assumption by a bidder (the Tenders' participant) commitments on implementing the Project «The Multifunctional Dwelling Complex in the Area of Nezavisimosti Ave. and Makayonka St. in Minsk», including:

• Making available the developed town-planning concept of developing the Land Plot within the borders of Nezavisimosti Ave. – Makayonka St.;


• Mobilizing for implementing the Project a general Contractor – a resident of the Republic of Belarus;


• Developing design documentation at the cost of own funds without mobilizing monetary funds of individuals;


• Compensating damages for land users related to withdrawing and demolishing real estate facilities located on the provided Land Plot at the cost of own (borrowed, raised) funds without mobilizing monetary funds of individuals;


• Complying with the requirements of the existing law of the Republic of Belarus in the field of the architectural, town-planning, building, environmental activities, protection of historical and cultural values, etc.;


• Putting into operation of multilevel garages-parkings concurrently with dwelling facilities;


• Complying with the requirements to designing and building the Multifunctional Complex provided for by the existing law, technical legal acts and town-planning documents;


• Signing with Minsk City Executive Committee an agreement on gratis transfer by the Developer to Minsk municipal property of dwelling buildings equal to 7,3 per cent, save the total space of dwelling buildings provided to the inhabitants of the demolished buildings located on the provided Land Plot;


• Building dwelling buildings without the application of large panel construction structures;


• preserving the work of Children's railway road;


• preserving the building of the Republican Environment and Biological Center, green house and lining-out nursery thereof;


• erecting in-site lanes and other transport infrastructure facilities required for operating the Facility and planting the territory of the Land Plot within the allocated borders at the cost of own (borrowed, raised) funds;


• financing the costs of designing and building (carrying over, removing, rehabilitating, connecting) the facilities of external (trunk) engineering and transport infrastructure pursuant to the commitments specified in the competitive bid;


• designing and building social facilities of financing designing and building thereof pursuant to the commitments specified in the competitive bid;


• preserving the historical nature of the parkway in Parnikovaya street pursuant to the regulations governing the protection of historical and cultural values approved in the established order.

The Organizer of the Tenders and successful bidder within 20 days following the results of the Tenders (signature of Protocol No. 2 of the Tender Committee's meeting) shall sign an investment agreement pursuant to the provisions thereof related to the arranging and holding the Tenders.

A condition precedent of signature of such investment agreement shall be signature by the Tenders' bidder a commitment to finance the designing and building of the engineering, transport and social infrastructure facilities in the form attached to the tender documentation. Such commitment shall be provided by a bidder within a competitive bid.

The requests for the participation in the Tenders are accepted at: Minsk, Nezavisimosti Ave., 8, room. 227 (contact phones +375 (17) 200 20 89) on business days from 9.00 a.m. till 1.00 p.m. and from 2.00 p.m. till 4.00 p.m. A deadline for accepting the requests – March 18, 2013 inclusive.]]> News Sun Feb 17 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/02/15/378/ A contract for holding the European Boxing Championship in the Belarusian capital has been signed in the Minsk City Hall.

The tournament will be held in Palace of Sport in Minsk from May 30 to June 9, 2013.

According to the "Minsk-News" Agency, the signing ceremony was attended by President of the European Boxing Confederation (EBC) Franco Falchinelli, Chairman of Minsk City Executive Committee Nikolai Ladutko, Minister for Sport and Tourism Alexander Shamko and Chairman of the Belarusian Boxing Federation Dmitry Tikhomolov.

It will be recalled that the city of Minsk got the right to host the continent's strongest boxers last year, when its candidacy was supported by a majority vote at the EBC Congress, taking a lead over Amsterdam.

Franco Falchinelli thanked the Belarusian side for the hospitality and expressed his confidence that the tournament will take place at a high organizational level, "Belarus has had good traditions in boxing since the days of the Soviet Union. Boxing is popular in Belarus and I'm sure that during the European Championship the stands will be full of viewers. And your Palace of Sport which has been selected the main arena of the competition is fully consistent with the requirements. In addition, there is compact infrastructure here - next to the arena there are hotels where the participants in the Championship will stay".

Chairman of Minsk City Executive Committee Nikolai Ladutko also expressed his confidence in the success of the tournament.











]]> News Thu Feb 14 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/02/11/336/ The innovative laboratory will be established at the Creative Youth Innovation Center as part of the youth project "100 ideas for Belarus".

This information, as the "Minsk-news" agency reports, was delivered by Deputy Chairman of Minsk City Executive Committee Igor Karpenko at the regional exhibition-presentation "100 ideas for Belarus" held in Minsk City Palace of Children and Youth.

As noted by I. Karpenko, the goal of the laboratory is to help young people get involved in the capital project activities, provide qualified evaluation of the proposed projects and to assist in their implementation.

The Deputy Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee also reviewed the ideas that were presented at the exhibition by young citizens of Minsk.

The exhibitors presented a draft of a new design of the metro station "Molodiozhnaya", unique fitness equipment, premium-class gifts for the World Hockey Championship - 2014, a hardware-software system for monitoring energy consumption, etc.

The Deputy Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee Igor Karpenko and the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the NGO "Belarusian Republican Youth Union" Igor Buzovsky Minskers awarded the young participants certificates of participants in the metropolitan regional exhibition-presentation "100 ideas for Belarus".









]]> News Sun Feb 10 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/02/08/324/ International Biathlon Union has decided that the World Youth Championships in biathlon in 2015 will be held in Belarus. This information was delivered to the "Minsk-news" agency correspondent at the Belarusian Federation of Biathlon.

Location – "Raubichi" National Center for Olympic Training.

Dates: 15 – 22 February]]> News Thu Feb 7 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/01/25/198/ As reported to the "Minsk-news" agency correspondent at the Zavodskoy District Administration, by 30 June this year the builders are to ensure the commissioning of the small arena of the multipurpose sports and entertainment complex "Chizhovka Arena".

‘The installation of the metal frame of "Chizhovka Arena" has been completed’, - explained in the administration. – They are also about to complete the work on masonry exterior walls, brick and plaster walls. The builders are busy carrying out work on fire protection of steel structures, plastering walls and partitions, and floor covering.

Construction of an ice field in the small arena is on schedule. Heating is already on here and it is planned that in late January - early February the same procedure will be finished on the large arena.

It is expected that the first hockey game in the new complex will be held on July 3 this year. To do this, the builders will have to provide the start-up of the small arena until 30 June. A little earlier (on May 15) they are to complete the landscaping of the adjacent territory to the complex.]]> News Thu Jan 24 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/01/25/199/ Minsk school № 91 has been named after the Cuban national hero Jose Marti.

The ceremony was held today with the participation of the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Belarus Alfredo Nieves Portuondo.

As the Deputy Chairman of Minsk City Executive Committee Igor Karpenko, who also took part in the ceremony, told the "Minsk-news" agency correspondent it is not by chance that the school was awarded the name of Jose Marti.

Secondary school № 91 has maintained friendly relations with the representatives of the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba to Belarus for a long time. Cultural as well as charity events that are organized at school are attended by the Cuban Ambassador. Schoolchildren are learning Spanish and getting acquainted with the culture of Latin America. Jose Marti is an outstanding personality in the history of Cuba. He was not only a writer, a patriot, but also engaged in teaching. Today's event is the next step towards a full-fledged cultural center where the citizens of Minsk and the Cubans will jointly implement educational projects, arrange lectures and share experiences in improving the teaching of the Spanish language.











]]> News Thu Jan 24 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2013/01/08/33/ In the final game on "Minsk-Arena" ice the team of the President of Belarus defeated the Russian ice hockey team with a score 5 to 2 and the seventh time became the winner of the Christmas International Amateur Ice Hockey Tournament for the prize of the President of the Republic of Belarus.

The hero of the match was Oleg Antonenko who played for the host team under number 7, the "Minsk-news agency reports." To his credit, he not only scored a hat-trick but with his two accurate passes the forward also helped his partner Artem Senkevich.

As for the Russian team the goals were scored byAndrei Kovalenko and Alexander Cherbaev. It was acknowledged that the best match players were Oleg Antonenko, Artyom Senkevich (Belarus), Igor Varitsky and Dmitry Subbotin (Russia). And the best players in the tournament were goalkeeper Roman Kondelik (Canada), defenseman Boris Mironov (Russia), forward Oleg Antonenko (Belarus), striker Marc Joris (Canada), who collected 13 points (7 goals + 6 assists).]]> News Mon Jan 7 21:00:00 2013 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/11/29/3121/ The operation will be performed by specialists of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center (RSPC) of Transplantation of Organs and Tissues which is located in the 9th clinical hospital of Minsk.

This information was provided to the "Minsk-News" agency correspondent by Oleg Rummo, Head of the RSPC of Transplantation of Organs and Tissues, Chief Transplantologist of the Ministry of Health of Belarus.

- In course of time we will do 10-15 surgeries a year - he said. - In general, about 200 residents of Belarus are in need of a lung transplant.

According to O. Rummo, since the beginning of 2012 in our country 251 organ transplants have been performed, including 50 - liver, 182 - kidney and 19 – cardiac transplant operations (RSPC "Cardiology"). Kidney transplant departments are found in Minsk (RSPC of Transplantation of Organs and Tissues), Brest and Gomel.

- We have already surpassed the results of 2011 by 10 operations, and before the end of the year we are planning to increase the number of transplants to 270, - said the expert.

Speaking about the prospects for transplantation in Belarus until 2015, Oleg Rummo stressed the necessity of creation of full regional offices in organ donation. Until now, effective work is carried out only in the department of donor organs retrieval in the 9th clinical hospital.

More attention will be paid to organ transplants for children. Regional kidney transplant departments will be opened in Mogilev, Vitebsk and Grodno. It is also planned to expand the range of transplants performed, including transplantation of complex "heart - lungs."

Today in Belarus they perform 25.5 organ transplants per 1 million people, in Russia - 9.5, Ukraine - 2.2. Leaders in this area are Spain (84.8), Germany (59.7) and the UK (56).]]> News Wed Nov 28 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/11/26/3089/ Aleksandra Gerasimenya from Minsk won three medals at the European Championships for short course swimming (25 meters) held in the French city of Chartres.

At the On passing the French Chartres European Championships FINA Short Course (25m pool) Aleksandra Gerasimenya won three medals. At first she became a bronze medalist in the Belarusian team in the relay 4 to 50 meters. Then she won the "silver" in the 50-meter butterfly, and in the final swim in the 50 meters freestyle she showed first result (23.85 seconds). By the way, Alexandra improved her national record by one-tenth.]]> News Sun Nov 25 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/11/20/3047/ The Days of Moscow in Minsk were opened with a solemn laying of wreaths at the monument in Victory Square.

The ceremony was attended by the delegation of the Russian capital headed by Sergei Cheremin, Head of the Department for External Economic and International Relations of the Government of Moscow. The Belarusian side was represented by Vladimir Koltovich, Deputy Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee, as well as by representatives from labor and student groups.







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Moscow Delegation Visited Minsk Fraternal War Cemetery

Representatives of the Moscow City Duma and members of the Minsk City Council of Deputies laid flowers to the walls of the chapel at the Minsk Fraternal War Cemetery 1914-1918.

As the "Minsk-News" agency reports, the guests were told about the history of the memorial from the first days of its foundation to the present.

It will be recalled that the delegation of the Russian capital, headed by the Head of the Department for External Economic and International Relations of the Government of Moscow Sergei Cheremin arrived in Minsk to hold the Days of Moscow here. The Days that will last till November 24 include a number of significant events, including exhibitions, presentations, panel discussions, a forum of business cooperation between Moscow and Belarus.







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Moscow businessmen participate in the implementation of 36 large investment projects in Minsk

36 large investment projects with participation of representatives of the Moscow business are being realized in Minsk. According to Nikolai Ladutko, investment cooperation is very perspective. Russian businessmen invest in the development of sports, entertainment and shopping centers, housing. Trade turnover between Moscow and Minsk is increasing. In January-September it amounted to $ 1.4 billion, with exports exceeding imports, which is very important for export-oriented economy. Minsk enterprises regularly take part in trade fairs held in Moscow.

"We need to expand our presence in Moscow, and that of Moscow in Minsk. Relations between the capitals must get stronger," - said the Chairman of Minsk City Executive Committee.

There is also active cooperation in the field of education – more than 90 contracts have been concluded between schools of the two capitals. Minsk and Moscow doctors regularly share best practices providing high quality medical care. The two cities cooperate in the spheres of culture and sports. Minsk builders are ready to take part in projects to develop transport infrastructure in Moscow. Moscow experts may also be interested in the experience of Minsk in introducing the "one window" principle for investors.

"I am sure this forum will give a new impetus to our relations," - said Nikolai Ladutko.

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Plan of Program Activities of Moscow and the Republic of Belarus on Cooperation for 2013-2015 signed in Minsk

At the end of the Business Cooperation Forum there was signed Plan of program activities of Moscow and the Republic of Belarus on trade, economic, scientific, technological, humanitarian, cultural and social cooperation for 2013-2015. The document was signed by First Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Alexander Mikhnevich and Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Department for External Economic and International Relations of Moscow Sergei Cheremin. Another outcome of the meeting was the signing of Memorandum of holding the Days of Minsk in Moscow in 2013.

Speaking at the Forum, N. Ladutko pointed out that last year the trade turnover between Minsk and Moscow amounted to $ 1.4 billion and he added that this figure would continue to grow.

- We are ready to assist Moscow in solving the transport problem, in particular, to assist in the construction of new subway lines and road construction, said the Chairman of Minsk City Executive Committee.

According to the Head of the Department for External Economic and International Relations of Moscow, cooperation between the Russian capital and Belarus is developing in many directions.

- We have begun to cooperate in deliveries of trolleybuses and continue to work on the program of delivery of agricultural products. We also cooperate in the program of modernization of Moscow. In particular, very intense negotiations are under way on the participation of Belarusian enterprises in the construction of new lines of the Moscow Metro, said S. Cheremin. - We are also planning to cooperate in the field of high technology, particularly in the creation of intelligent transport systems in Moscow, and to use Belarusian experience in the development of data transfer systems and municipal economy management.









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The Opening Ceremony of Days of Moscow in the Great Hall of the Palace of the Republic in Minsk

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of the Government of Moscow, Head of the Department for External Economic and International Relations Sergei Cheremin stressed that Belarus is the main trade and economic partner among the CIS countries. "We are united not only by trade and economic cooperation, the Common Economic Space, but also by glorious history," - he said.

For his part, the Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee Nikolai Ladutko said that Minsk and Moscow cooperate in various fields. "We are together in everything - in the economy, education, industry, culture, and sports. The Days of Moscow in Minsk is the culmination of our joint work to strengthen the relationship and increase the living standards of the citizens of our cities," - he added.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Belarus Alexander Surikov pointed out that such meetings should be held more frequently. Last Days of Moscow in Minsk took place five years ago, and before that they had been an annual event. At the Business Cooperation Forum the parties signed Memorandum of holding Days of Minsk in Moscow in 2013.

The Moscow State Academic Theatre of Dance "Gzhel" took part in the opening ceremony of the Days of Moscow.

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13 sites are assigned for holding exhibitions and fairs of Belarusian goods in Moscow

In Moscow, 13 sites have been identified for arranging exhibitions and fairs of Belarusian goods. This was announced today at a roundtable in Minsk by Deputy Head of the Office of Coordination of Markets and Fairs of the Department of Trade and Services of Moscow Vladimir Brevchik.

Fairs in the Russian capital are organized after the receipt of applications from heads of the regions, including Belarus.

- The terms and conditions of the trade fairs to be arranged in Moscow have been agreed upon with our colleagues from Minsk, Gomel and Vitebsk. Products of Minsk enterprises will be sold at one of the Moscow sites at the end of November, and then - in the middle of December, said V. Brevchik. – Belarusian sausages and smoked meat, dairy products as well as cotton industry goods are especially popular in Moscow.

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Delegation of Members of the Moscow City Duma ended their stay in Minsk

Members of the Moscow City Duma have paid a two-day visit to their colleagues in Minsk.

The Moscow guests have visited a number of Minsk enterprises, got acquainted with the methods of work of the Minsk City Council of Deputies as well as with the prospects of the Belarusian capital.

One of the enterprises that was visited by the guests from Moscow before their flying home was JSC "MAPID". Its Managing Director and Member of the Minsk City Council of Deputies Ivan Yancharsky told the Muscovites about the experience of cooperation with Russian regions, the prospects for exports of construction services provided to the joint implementation of projects.

Despite the lack of time (two hours remained before the flight), the guests asked a lot of questions about the features of the organization of city building in Minsk, the cost of materials and labor.

- I visited Minsk more than 30 years ago. Cleanliness, order, friendly and open-hearted people - all remained as before, - emphasized Vladimir Svyatoshenko, Duma Member from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. – However, the city has changed: it has become much nicer, acquired a unique charm. We are in favor of adopting your experience in the economic growth and development of all industries, he continued.

Svytoshenko’s opinion was shared by Valery Shaposhnikov, member of the Moscow Parliament for the "United Russia". – What impressed me most is the way people are treated here, he said.- There is much for us to learn here. The authorities of Moscow and Minsk face similar problems pertaining to transport, housing, public utilities and medicine. Experience of public law enforcement agencies, the ability to rely on non-governmental organizations, approaches in the social field, the work of volunteers, etc. can be used by us too.]]> News Mon Nov 19 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/11/16/3020/ The Minsk City Executive Committee concluded three investment agreements within the Belarusian Investment Forum. The documents were signed by the Chairman of Minsk City Executive Committee Nikolai Ladutko and the heads of the investment companies, "Minsk-news" Agency reports.

Projects for financing the construction of infrastructure in the capital city will be implemented by the Cyprus company Ammeasco Holdings Limited, CJSC "Prostore-Trade" and PC "Complex Service". The first of them is going to build in the area of Tolstoy – Druzhnaya – Vokzalnaya streets a shopping and entertainment center with a supermarket, a restaurant, a cinema and a multi-level parking. Foreign direct investment in this project will be more than $ 10 million. It’s planned that the facility will be put into operation not later than 2016.

The second project to be implemented by CJSC "Prostore-Trade" will involve an investment amounting to more than 250 billion rubles. These funds will be used for the construction of a large shopping center for the sale of non-food products in the area of Soltys – Vaupshasova streets. In the composition of the object there will also be accompanying premises: a pharmacy, consumer services, a multi-level parking for 550 cars. The shopping center is planned to be operational not later than the first quarter of 2017.

As for the PC "Complex Service", this company will deal with the construction of a new manufacturing project in the city. The contract involves the creation of the production of injection molds, gearboxes and brake systems. The production will be export-oriented and innovative.

According to the officers of the Economy Committee of Minsk City Executive Committee, the implementation of this project will undoubtedly be very important and effective for the economy of the city.







]]> News Thu Nov 15 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/11/14/3004/ A new system of interaction with investors has been introduced in the Minsk City Executive Committee. This was said today by the Vice-chairman of the Economy Committee Denis Eremenko at a press conference in the Minsk City Executive Committee, "Minsk-news" agency reports.

So, investors can get acquainted with the proposals that are in the Investment Atlas through self-service terminal located in the building of the Minsk City Executive Committee.

New in this version is Advisory Board, which should be looked into by an investor first (8, Nezavisimosti Avenue). Within 15 minutes of video he may get here answers to questions from the experts of the Committee of Architecture and Urban Planning, Land Management Services, Emergency Services, UE "Minskgrado" Minsk City District Administrations and other departments. These online consultations save time of both investors and employees of the Minsk City Executive Committee, said the Vice-chairman of the Economy Committee.

Then, the investor collects the necessary documents and submits them to the "One Window" service (8, Nezavisimosti Avenue). Here, the documents are scanned and an hour later they are with the responsible officers of the relevant departments who immediately begin to study the investment projects in order to submit their comments on them within three days.

Strict control over the documents is exercised at all stages of their treatment. The developers of the new mechanism of interaction with investors are officers of the Minsk City Executive Committee. The novelty has become of interest for officers in Moscow who intend to learn more about the Minsk system of work with investors in the near future.

"On behalf of the Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee we are now actively searching for plots of land to be provided to investors in accordance with the Presidential Decree № 10" On creation of additional conditions for investment activity in the Republic of Belarus ", - said D. Eremenko. - Today the Investment Atlas includes 74 offers for investment sites. We hope that by the end of the year their number will increase to 100".

It’s worth mentioning that in the first 9 months of 2012 the capital raised over 690 million dollars of direct foreign investments, with the annual target amounting to 296 million dollars. This is 65% of the total in the country.]]> News Tue Nov 13 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/11/12/2972/ Ufa (Russian Federation, Republic of Bashkortostan) intends to study and adopt experience of the capital of Belarus in the sphere of housing and communal services and construction. This, as "Minsk-news" agency reports, was declared by the Mayor of Ufa Irek Yalalov during his recent meeting with the Chairman of Minsk City Executive Committee Nikolai Ladutko.

- The city of Ufa is facing the problem of industrial housing. We, like Minsk, have traditionally built in panel design. In recent years, however, preference has been given to building private cottages. At the same time we need to solve the problem of social housing as well as the resettlement of people from houses unfit for human habitation. It is a daunting task, - said I. Yalalov. - That is why we are interested in the experience of Belarus and Minsk in particular.

The authorities of Ufa are also interested in the experience of Minsk in the sphere of housing and communal services and in maintenance of urban areas. Besides, the Mayor of Ufa said that there were also some plans for cooperation in the transport sector.

- During our stay in Minsk we have visited the company "Belkommunmash." The main task is to agree on collaboration in the design and construction of the light rail - said I. Yalalov.







]]> News Sun Nov 11 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/11/06/2926/ It is the first experience of public-private partnership that business associations have created an investment project to develop a new area for Chervensky market in the capital, said Alexander Kalinin, Chairman of the Belarusian Union of Entrepreneurs, to the "Minsk-news" agency correspondent.

"We have shown that entrepreneurial public organizations can accumulate money and resources, attract investment and carry out the authorities’ decisions in a very short time. The investment agreement was signed on December 8 last year and in February 2012 we were already able to start construction work to be completed in November, said Alexander Kalinin. - The cost of the project exceeds 16 billion rubles. We hope to preserve the best traditions of Chervensky market, as well as its name. Conditions for business development will also be created. There will also be opened a business support center. We will try to create a mechanism for people to move from trading to manufacturing and to other stages of business.

The new Chervensky market will be located along Mayakovsky lane and occupy an area of 1.7 hectares. Its trading area will be 5.5 thousand square meters. The number of retail spaces will be 700. They are primarily intended for entrepreneurs who will move from the old location.

During the period of the removal from the old location - from January 1 to February 1, 2013, - the market will be closed.]]> News Mon Nov 5 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/11/06/2936/ President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has opened a new section of the first line of the Minsk subway including the stations "Grushevka", "Michalowo" and "Petrovschina". The estimated number of passengers using the line will initially be about 723 thousand people a day. The operational length of the new section is 5.14 km. It is planned that the new metro stations will receive their first passengers on November 7, at 5:30 a.m.

According to the "Minsk-news" agency, Nikolai Ladutko, Chairman of Minsk City Executive Committee, reported to the President of Belarus about the further development of the underground and urban public transport in Minsk. He also informed the President about the progress of work connected with the reconstruction of Dzerzhinsky Avenue, creating road junctions and plans on developing the area adjacent to the Avenue.

According to N. Ladutko, the introduction of the new section of the first line of the Minsk metro system will significantly improve passenger services in the south-western part of the city. The public will be provided with high-speed transport links to the center of the capital. During the initial period of the operation of the new stations trains will run every two minutes but in prospect (2030) this interval will last 1.5 minutes, given that 40 pairs of trains run per hour.







]]> News Mon Nov 5 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/10/17/2740/ About 603 million dollars of direct foreign investment was attracted for the realization of various projects in Minsk in January – August, this year. This is two times more than planned for the year 2012, and over 60% of the amount received in the Republic of Belarus in general. This, as the "Minsk-News" Agency reports, was said today at a press conference by Denis Yeremenko, Deputy Chairman of the Economy Committee of Minsk City Executive Committee.

He also noted that at present in the city 128 contracts worth $ 3.7 billion are being implemented under the Presidential Decree number 10 of August 6, 2009 "On creation of additional conditions for investment activity in the Republic of Belarus". Of these, 66 projects are executed with the participation of foreign investors from the scope of the claimed $ 2.7 billion in investments.

In most cases investors are investing in the development of infrastructure projects: construction of multifunctional complexes, hotels, trade and catering facilities.

According to D. Eremenko, next year direct foreign investment will make up not less than $ 950 million.]]> News Tue Oct 16 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/10/15/2717/ 12 hotels are to be put into operation in Minsk in the period remaining before the World Hockey Championship to be held in May 2014.

About three thousand people will be required for work in the sphere of hotel service.

This information, as the "Minsk-news" agency reports, was delivered today at a briefing by Andrei Novikov, Head of Consumer and Hotel Services of Minsk City Executive Committe.

Until the end of the year they are planning to commission three accommodation facilities, which will provide visitors to the city with additional 350 beds.

Currently, they are determining the commissioning date of the President-Hotel (the former Oktyabrskaya Hotel) the reconstruction of which is in its final stage.

By the end of the year it is expected to complete the reconstruction of the Polyot Hotel.

It is also scheduled that in the near future they will open a hotel within the municipal sports and recreation complex in Jakubovski street.

A.Novikov said that currently in Minsk municipal organizations and private investors are engaged in the realization of 33 accommodation facilities of which 21 hotels are under construction and another 12 are being designed.

Today there are 29 hotels in Minsk in which 4.352 lodgers can be accommodated on one occasion. For the past 9 months of 2012 occupancy rates have made up 68% and reached a maximum value for the last 12 years.]]> News Sun Oct 14 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/10/02/2578/ In the coming Saturday and Sunday at the National Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Opera and Ballet of the Republic of Belarus, the audience will see the premiere of George Balanchine’s one-act ballet "Serenade", staged by choreographer Nanette Glushak.

In the history of ballet George Balanchine’s name is among the greatest names of choreographers in the world. Disciple of cultural and artistic environment of pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg, graduate from Petrograd Conservatory and Ballet school at the Mariinsky Theater, after his emigration in 1924 Balanchine became a soloist and choreographer in the ballet "Russian Ballet" by Sergei Diaghilev and organizer of a number of ballet companies. After his moving to the United States in 1933 George Balanchine created his own ballet school, founded the world-renowned New York City Ballet. He is considered to be a great American choreographer.

As it was reported to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent at the National Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Opera and Ballet of the Republic of Belarus, "Serenade" to the music of "String Serenade" by P.I. Tchaikovsky is the first Balanchine’s American ballet created by him and his students of the School of American Ballet in 1934, and it is recognized as a masterpiece of neo-classical choreography. Over the years, "Serenade" has withstood a number of different editions and is now firmly established in the repertoire of the world's most famous ballet companies.

The choreographer to present the ballet to the audience in Minsk is Nanette Glushak, recognized expert and director of George Balanchine’s performances, Artistic Director of the theater "Ballet du Capitole" in Toulouse, France, who at the age of 16, at the invitation of George Balanchine, became a dancer of New York City Ballet, the leading soloist of the American Ballet Theatre. Leading soloists and dancers of the Belarusian Ballet are engaged in the performance. Music Director - Vyacheslav Volich.]]> News Mon Oct 1 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/10/01/2572/ The cinemas in the capital are to be fully equipped with digital facilities by the end of the first half of 2013.

This information, as the "Minsk-news" Agency reports, was delivered today by Vasily Koktysh, General Director of the UE "Kinovideoprokat", at a briefing in the Minsk City Executive Committee. No new equipment will be installed in "Moskva" and "Pobeda" cinemas because they are to be reconstructed.

At present 12 of the 24 cinema halls have been equipped with digital facilities. Ming screens. The 13^th of them, "Mir" cinema, will be digitized by the opening of the XIX Minsk International Film Festival "Listapad".

V. Koktysh noted that the repertoire in Minsk cinemas is not inferior to those in Europe. However Minsk cinemas are behind European ones in the number of rooms and their comfort, because they were built in the Soviet era. According to V. Koktysh, the residents of the city need new modern cinemas. "The production of entertainment movies with lots of special effects is growing, and it is better to watch them on big screens, not on TV ", - V. Koktysh emphasized. He also said that in 2012 the audience of the metropolitan cinema circuit will be 5.4 million, and the revenue - 73 billion rubles.]]> News Sun Sep 30 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/09/17/2447/ As it was reported to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent by Deputy Chief Designer – Head of Advanced Engineering Department Roman Kamenetsky, four low-powered engines are to be supplied to the enterprises in Kursk, Yaroslavl and Yekaterinburg. The new engine, which was launched this year, can be used for agricultural, road-building and utility machinery, mini-power units and pump stations.

- The newly-designed engine will be a good alternative to Western analogues. There are few factories producing low capacity engines in the CIS countries, so we tried to fill the gap, - said R. Kamenetsky.

In addition, the Minsk Motor Plant has produced the first in Belarus gas-diesel engine for cogeneration unit - with the possibility of its work on biofuel. According to R. Kamenetsky, both gas produced as a result of processing of livestock manure and crops and landfill gas released by solid household garbage landfills can be used as biogas.]]> News Sun Sep 16 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/09/17/2450/ The first visitors were received in the new exhibition hall of the Minsk City History Museum on Saturday, which is located in the basement of the City Hall. They were senior pupils of metropolitan school № 159. The schoolchildren were pleased to attend the exhibition "Belarusian book: history and modernity".

The basement of the City Hall which was previously empty is filled with facsimile editions of old books of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, bookplates of Radziwill, folios-winners of the national contest "Art of the Book", newspapers and magazines of the twentieth century. One of the most fascinating exhibits is the Globe map of the world with the reconstruction of the sixteenth century created by the Minsk cartographer-artist Lev Kozlov.

The showroom in the Town Hall is open to visitors on Saturdays from 12.00 to 15.00. In the remaining days it is possible to get acquainted with the exhibition "The Belarusian book: history and modernity" by preliminary registration. Tours are guided. The visitors get acquainted not only with the exposition of books but also with the history of the City Hall.]]> News Sun Sep 16 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/09/13/2415/ As it was reported to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent in the BSU Press Service, in the recently published ranking QS World University Rankings Belarusian State University for the second time in history is among the 550 best universities in the world, taking place in the group 501 – 550.

700 best universities are determined by this rating. The first 400 universities are given specific places, and for the rest of the universities (from 400 to 700) places are defined in groups.

The first place was given to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA). It is followed by the former leader - University of Cambridge (UK).

Of the Russian universities that rank higher than BSU are: Moscow State University named after M.V.Lomonosov (116th), St. Petersburg State University (253rd), Moscow Physical and Technical Institute (352nd), Moscow State Institute of International Relations (367th), Novosibirsk State University (371th), the Urals Federal State University (451 -500) . In the group to which BSU belongs (501- 550) the are 2 universities of Russia: Peoples' Friendship University and the Higher School of Economics.

Of the universities of the CIS countries, other than the highly mentioned Russian universities, two Kazakh universities rank higher than BSU: Eurasian National University named after N. Gumilev (369th) and the Kazakh National University (390th).

As for the leading universities of the neighboring states, the results are the following: Warsaw University (398th), Jagiellonian University (401-450), Vilnius and Tartu University are together with BSU in the group of 501-550.

According to the study, in 2012 among the universities of the CIS countries BSU has moved from 10th to 9th position.

QS ranking is based on analysis of data on the institution, and surveys of independent experts. Estimated performance: results of a survey of experts (academic reputation); survey results of employers; citation index of scientific papers over the past 5 years; the ratio of the number of teachers and students, the number of foreign students and faculty.

The BSU press service reminded that according to the information of the Spanish rating agency Webometrics Ranking of World Universities published in July 2012, BSU ranked 595th in the world. In total there are about 30 thousand universities in the world.]]> News Wed Sep 12 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/09/12/2411/ Sightseeing buses are to operate on the capital’s ordinary bus routes. The first of these has appeared on the bus route number 1 "Railway Station - " Vesnyanka" Bus Terminal" the passengers of which are introduced to the main sights of the city.

According to the report made by the Director of the Institution "Information and Tourist Center" Elena Plis at a press conference in the Minsk City Executive Committee, audio guide operates from 10.00 to 17.00 so as not to cause inconvenience to regular passengers - residents of Minsk. Bus fare remains the same and equals to 1.5 thousand rubles.

According to E. Plis, only two buses are involved in the "Minsk Sightseeing" project so far. It is possible that in the near future tour buses will start operating on other public transportation routes.]]> News Tue Sep 11 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/08/17/2156/ The BSU Lyceum students Rosa Novitskaya and Yulia Korenovskaya won gold and bronze medals at the VI International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

According to the information provided to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent in the press service of the Belarusian State University, the medal winners had been trained by the BSU Lyceum teacher of astronomy Alexander Poplawski and the student of the University Department of Physics Vladimir Khoroshko.

All in all Belarus was represented at the prestigious contest in Brazil by five schoolchildren. According to the results of the contest of our team won one gold medal, two bronze medals and two certificates of merit.]]> News Thu Aug 16 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/08/08/2076/ The ensemble "Chamber Soloists of Minsk" will dedicate a concert to the 300th anniversary of the birth of King Friedrich the Great. The concert will be held on 26th September at the Small Hall named after G. Shirma in the Belarusian State Philharmonic.

Apart from works by such famous composers as Carl Heinrich Graun, Johann Joachim Quantz, the concert will also include works composed by Friedrich the Second himself. Being one of the founders of Prussian-German statehood, he was born in Berlin on 24 January 1712. On the throne, he proved himself as a patron of sciences and arts. In 1742 at the initiative of the monarch Royal Opera was established which was opened with the opera "Cleopatra and Caesar" by Carl Heinrich Graun.

Friedrich the Great had also played the flute and composed music.

According to the information provided to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent in the Belarusian State Philharmonic, the concert has been prepared with the support of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Belarus in the framework of the project "Musical European capitals: Berlin".

The soloists Diana Trifonova and Natalia Akinina will also participate in the concert.]]> News Tue Aug 7 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/07/19/1929/ University returned from Singapore and Argentina with bronze medals.

According to the information provided to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent in the press service of the country's main university, the Belarusian team members Yekaterina Moskalenko and Vladislav Tereshchenko, eleventh-formers of the Lyceum of the Belarusian State University, won bronze medals at the International Biological Olympiad in Singapore.

The competitions were held in two rounds: the students had to do practical laboratory work and answered questions. The students were offered routine questions on biology taught at school as well as tasks requiring original thinking.

The bronze medal was also received by Maria Mankiewich, eleventh-former of the Belarusian State University Lyceum, at the International Mathematical Olympiad held in the Argentine city of Mar del Plata. Certificate of Merit was given to BSU Lyceum student Stepan Dobrinevsky who also participated in this competition.]]> News Wed Jul 18 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/07/18/1919/ A team of Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radio Electronics won for the first time at the VII International Student Programming Olympiad KPI-Open 2012 which took place in Kiev.

According to Alena Sokolovskaya, BSUIR Press Secretary, University students Aleksey Ropan, Igor Brukov and Daniel Berezhnov were able to beat the competitors of five teams in the final of the intellectual competition.

This year the tournament was attended by 77 teams from Russia, Belarus, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Ukraine and the Czech Republic.]]> News Tue Jul 17 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/07/18/1923/ An agreement on academic exchanges and cooperation was signed today in Minsk by the Belarusian State University and the University of Inner Mongolia (China).

According to the information provided to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent in the press service of the Belarusian State University, the document provides for cooperation in the following areas: exchange of faculty and academic staff, students and post-graduates, as well as educational materials and scientific publications. Cooperation in the field of research involves joint research and conferences.

The agreement was signed during the visit of the delegation of the Department for Education of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR) to the Belarusian State University.

The members of the delegation got acquainted with the activities of the Belarusian State University, its research, academic and industrial base.

The University of Inner Mongolia (UIM) is located in Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. Founded in 1957, this University is the first institution of higher education arranged in the area where national minorities reside.

In 1997, the UIM was entered in the list of 100 best universities in China. The University comprises 15 institutes and 41 faculties. The University offers 58 majors for B.A. students, 61 – majors for M.A. students and 17 doctoral fields.

In the UIM specifically for foreign nationals wishing to study Mongolian and Chinese languages, there is the Institute of International Education. Here, students are trained from Mongolia, Spain, South Korea, Russia and other countries.

Today 840 Chinese nationals are students of the Belarusian State University.]]> News Tue Jul 17 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/07/16/1900/ The students of Minsk State Musical College named after M. Glinka performed successfully at the International Creative Festival "Youth Delphic Games: meeting of the capitals of states - participants of CIS and Europe" in Kiev.

According to Anastasiya Kholodok, Chief Specialist of the Department of Culture of Minsk City Executive Committee, the Forum brought together nearly 300 participants from 13 countries: Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Armenia, Germany, Italy, Austria, Turkey and Cyprus.

Young talents competed in two age groups (junior - 14-17 years old, senior - 18-25 years old) in five categories: "Piano," "Violin," "Folk Singing," "Bayan/Accordion," "Choreography". The performances of the competitors were held during two days in the mode of non-stop at the Kyiv Children Academy of Arts. Performances were evaluated by a professional jury, consisting of prominent artists from Italy, Austria, Russia, Moldova, Romania and Ukraine.

Contestant Alex Kozak from Minsk (piano) won the first prize, Alina Kozakiewicz (accordion) became the winner of the second prize, and Elvira Stel'mashuk (vocals), took 4th place among her category contestants. All of them are students of Minsk State College of Music named after M. Glinka.]]> News Sun Jul 15 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/07/10/1844/ Deputy Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee Igor Karpenko met with a delegation of the Chinese sister city of Changchun led by its Vice-Mayor Wang Syuedzhanem.

The parties talked a lot about sustainable development of cities. In his speech, Igor Karpenko pointed out that the budget of Minsk has a pronounced social orientation. The largest amount of the funds earned by the city are mostly spent on the maintenance of the public sector - education, culture, health, social protection of population.

- We are open for cooperation, because experience of the municipal authorities of the People's Republic of China in the social sphere is very important for us, - said Deputy Chairman of Minsk City Executive Committee. – Moreover, in Minsk we have some significant projects that are implemented with the participation of representatives from China: the construction of the hotel "Beijing", a new residential area called Lebyazhy. We cooperate in the sphere of culture and tourism and are planning to join the tourism association of cities created by the tourism department of Beijing.

The possibility of student exchanges was also discussed at the meeting. The parties agreed that Belarusian citizens learning Chinese could go for training to China whereas Chinese people learning Russian could be received in Minsk.

In addition, Igor Karpenko has called for closer cooperation in the cultural sphere, inviting the Chinese creative groups and circus performers to come on tour to the Belarusian capital.

In his turn Van Syuedzhan invited the leadership of Minsk to come for a return visit to Changchun in September this year in order to sign a plan of joint actions for the near future.







]]> News Mon Jul 9 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/07/04/1801/ Cooperation Agreement between the Lenin district of Minsk and the Khatai district of Baku was signed in Minsk yesterday. The document was signed by the Head of Leninsky district administration Valery Kuleshov and the Chief Executive of Khatai district of Baku Razim Isa Mamedov.

As reported by Tatiana Zhmailik, Head of Section of Business and Registration of the Economic department of Leninsky district administration, the document was signed within the framework of the business forum attended by heads of enterprises and business circles of the capitals of Belarus and Azerbaijan. Among the 14 entities representing the Leninsky district there were JSC "Kamvol", JSC "Yeast Plant", JSC "Machine-Tool Plant named after S.M. Kirov", JSC "Experimental, Designing and Technological Bureau" and State Scientific and Industrial Association "Planar".

"As a result of the business forum it has become possible to identify the prospects of trade and economic cooperation between the two regions, and the signed agreement will give new impetus to their development", T. Zhmailik said.]]> News Tue Jul 3 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/07/04/1803/ As it was reported today at a press conference by Svetlana Demeshko, Deputy Head of Department of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism of the Minsk City Executive Committee, now they are developing an electronic guide to Minsk.

In April, the city received its official guide in which Minsk is presented as a modern European city, where you can have nice meals, a comfortable rest and get acquainted with its historical and cultural heritage. The authors of the guide offer tourists strolls along the Trinity Suburb and Freedom Square, visits to the cathedral in honor of the Holy Spirit, the Church of Saints Simon and Helena, a sports complex "Minsk-Arena" and the National Library. Those who love walking can be offered a tour "Beautiful Minsk", leading from Railway Station Square to the Lower City.

E-Guide will allow tourists to plan their stay in the Belarusian capital in a more interactive way.

414 business entities of the Belarusian capital are involved in tourism. Prospects of the development of the tourism industry in Minsk are often associated with sporting events. "This is facilitated by a sufficiently large number of sports facilities built in Minsk. However, the most momentous event will be the World Hockey Championship - 2014," - said Svetlana Demeshko.

Coming to Minsk tourists can stay at 37 accommodation facilities, including three-, four-and five-star hotels. Today it is necessary to attract more actively economy class tourists, for which they develop hostels in the capital (six of them are already available in Minsk). 40 excursion routes are offered in Minsk today. In recent years the Minsk authorities have been paying more attention to the tourist orientation: information on tourist signs will be carried in Russian, Belarusian and English.]]> News Tue Jul 3 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/06/22/1695/ Three one-star hotels will be built in the capital by 2014. They are to be erected from the products of industrial housing, manufactured by JSC "MAPID".

According to Elena Niss, Chief Architect of "Minskproyekt", sites for the hotels have already been chosen. They will be located in Narochanskaya, Oleg Koshevoy and Korzhenevski streets.

The developed project may become a typical one. These will be nine-storey hotels, each designed for 265 seats. In each hotel there will be 2 suites, 55 single rooms, 22 double rooms (one per resident). The rest of the premises - are blocks of two rooms (one plus two). In each hotel building there will be a cafe for 70 seats. In spite of the same plan, all three hotels will be different inside and outside by the color of the facades and interiors.

The construction of the hotel in Narochanskaya street has already started and shortly they are going to start the construction of the other hotels.]]> News Thu Jun 21 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/06/12/1601/ Intelligent Transportation system is to be established in Minsk by 2014. Terms of the project were discussed at a recent meeting of the interdepartmental working group to create a video surveillance of public safety under the chairmanship of the Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Kalinin.

Intelligent Transportation System in Minsk will make it possible to study and monitor the traffic flows in the capital to provide maximum comfort for the movement of the city’s residents and its visitors. The Minsk City Executive Committee has been charged to ensure the implementation of the planned activities on the project for the Ice Hockey World Championship - 2014.]]> News Mon Jun 11 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/06/07/1549/ Investment and production potential of Minsk was presented at the Almaty Business Forum – 2012

At the Almaty Business Forum - 2012, where the prospects for work in a single economic space were discussed, the Minsk City Executive Committee delegation presented the investment and the productive capacity of the Belarusian capital.

During the visit special attention was paid to the cooperation between the two cities, and, in particular, to the visit of Almaty business delegation to Minsk in October, this year.

According to the information given to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent by Denis Eremenko, Deputy Chairman of the Economy Committee of Minsk City Executive Committee, the delegation gave top priority to the issues relating to the strengthening of economic cooperation between Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation, the development of joint business, as well as economic and trade and investment relations.

- The visit of the delegation made it possible for Russian, Kazakh, Kirghiz and other foreign companies to become familiar with the investment proposals of the Belarusian capital - he said.

The Forum coincided with the work of the 3rd Russian-Kazakh Industrial Exhibition «Expo-Russia-Kazakhstan 2012". It was the first time that within the Forum the Minsk City Executive Committee had arranged a pavilion with the presentation of the investment projects of the capital.]]> News Wed Jun 6 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/06/04/1510/ Minsk Automobile Plant will participate in the International Salon Busworld Russia - 2012 to be held from 5 to June 7 in Nizhniy Novgorod (Russian Federation) on the territory of JSC "Nizhny Novgorod Fair."

As reported to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent in the press service of "Minsk Automobile Plant", the metropolitan enterprise will display two buses - "MAZ-231" and "MAZ-241".

The first of them is designed for both local and interurban service. It is a completely new engineering development that has no analogues in the Republic of Belarus. Having total capacity of 71 passengers, a twelve-meter-long bus is equipped with 51 comfortable seats. "MAZ-231" is fully consistent with environmental requirements of Euro 5. Through the active use of modern methods of design (3D-modeling system Unigraphics) it became possible to equip the bus the dimensions of which correspond to urban models not only with 51 seats, but also with a boot with the volume of 5 cubic meters.

As for the "MAZ-241", it is a small class bus to be used for local and interurban service, as well as for corporate and leisure trips. With a length of 6.8 meters, it is equipped with 22 comfortable seats.]]> News Sun Jun 3 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/05/29/1444/ More than 100 participants in the labor pedagogical detachment of the Belarusian Republican Youth Union "Belaya Rus" went to Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation. According to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent, this pedagogical team is the first student detachment to start the summer working term. During one month and a half boys and girls will work as leaders and lifeguards in the children’s recreation center "Zolotoi Kolos" at the Black Sea coast. Prior to their departure to Krasnodar Krai the young people had a special training course. They were given lectures on the organization of leisure of children and first medical aid.

This year, the city consolidated student team will unite more than eight thousand boys and girls.

]]> News Mon May 28 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/05/25/1410/ In the period from 28 to 31 May 2012 there will be held the VII Belarusian International Media Forum "Partnership for the Future: Models of a New Era" in the Republic of Belarus. The forum organizers are the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus, The Standing Committee of the Union State, the Interstate Fund of Humanitarian Cooperation of CIS Member States and the Belarusian Union of Journalists. The forum supporters are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, the Department of Media and Advertising of Moscow, the CIS Executive Committee, Minsk City Executive Committee as well as Minsk Region and Vitebsk Region Executive Committees.

The Belarusian International Media Forum has traditionally been an arena for representatives of expert and media community of CIS countries as well as those from neighbouring countries and beyond to hold discussions, exchange views and develop new ideas and concepts. The participants in the Forum are supposed to discuss the pressing issues of our time in the formation of new geopolitical realities. The building of the Union State, creation of the Single Economic Space of Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan, the impact of integration processes in the development of sovereign states, the role of media in the course of transformation of social realities and technology development. These and other topics will be the key issues at the Forum.

The Media Forum annually brings together representatives from over 20 countries - leaders of the state government bodies, parliamentarians, mass media executives, experts, political scientists, economists, scientists, public figures, representatives of business community. 500 representatives from Belarus and other CIS countries, as well as from neighbouring countries and beyond have been invited to participate in the Media Forum 2012.

The Media Forum program provides for the holding of a plenary session, thematic panels, expert sessions, "Round tables", master classes as well as a number of activities in the context of the 1150th anniversary of Polotsk and the Year Book in the Republic Belarus. As continuation of good practice Summer School of Journalism will be held within the Media Forum.

The capital of the Republic of Belarus will appear before the forum participants as expressive images of the times and periods in an impromptu prologue "Turning over the pages of epochs" and frames a unique photo archive. The Forum participants will receive first hand information about development priorities of Minsk, the magnitude of the plans of scientists, industrialists and builders. One of the expert training sessions is bound to open horizons of the preparation of Minsk and the Belarusian athletes for the World Ice Hockey Championship - 2014.

The Belarusian International Media Forum gives rise to new ideas and projects. At this year's forum they are going to launch an International Festival of TV programs "The image of the time" established by the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus, Representation of the Interstate TV and Radio Company "Mir" in the Republic of Belarus, the Belarusian Union of Journalists.]]> News Thu May 24 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/05/15/1294/ The "Minsk-2006" have again become the winners of the national championship in basketball.

According to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent, in the final tournament involving teams Quartet, which was held in Minsk, the team of Andrey Krivonos first beat "Minsk-2006-2" (87:76), and then in the game for "gold" they overpowered "Grodno-93" - 97:74.

The most useful in duels were Justin Knox and Alexander Kudryavtsev.

In the match for third place of the "Minsk-2006-2" were stronger than the Vitebsk "Rubon" - 85:74.]]> News Mon May 14 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/05/10/1239/ Lyceum students of Belarusian State University won the diploma of the third degree at the Austrian Young Physicists’ Tournament which was held in the ancient town of Leoben in Styria federal land.

As it was reported to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent in the press service of the Belarusian State University, the team consisted of tenth-formers Artem BOURY, Stanislav LATUSHKO, Alexey MAKAREVICH, Pavel USTICHENKO and Darya STEPANENKO. The schoolchildren were trained by students of the Faculty of Radio Physics and Computer Technologies Ivan SYULZHIN, Stanislav KRASULIN and Andrey KLISHIN, student of the Department of Physics.

The tournament was attended by 13 teams of schoolchildren from Austria, Belarus, Iran, Russia, Slovakia and Turkey. This annual event is held in English.

Austrian Young Physicists’ Tournament is a team competition of senior pupils in their ability to solve complicated problems, present and defend their results in scientific discussions. The organizer of the tournament is the Research Forum of Young Physicists (AYPT). The judges of the championship are professors, deans and lecturers of leading European universities. To make these intelligent competitions more interesting and important, foreign teams are annually invited to the national Austrian tournament.]]> News Wed May 9 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/05/07/1207/ An agreement on cultural, scientific and academic cooperation between Belarusian State University and the University of the Brazilian capital - the city of Brasilia has been signed by the rectors of both universities – Prof. Sergei Ablameyko and Prof. Jose Geraldo de Sosa, Jr.

As it was reported to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent in the press service of the Belarusian State University, the document provides for the exchange of students and teachers, participation in conferences and symposia of mutual interest, as well as the development of joint research programs. The agreement was signed to expand the export of educational services with the assistance of the Embassy of Belarus in the Federative Republic of Brazil.

The University of Brasilia was founded in 1962. It is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in Brazil funded by the government. Currently, the University has more than 30 thousand students and postgraduates. The teaching staff consists of 1,757 people, administrative staff - about 2,500. Tuition is free for both Brazilians and foreigners.

Brasilia was built (1957-1960) by order of President Juscelino Kubitschek of Brazil specifically as the capital. It was built in the central part of the country. The master plan was made by Architect Lucio Costa who used the ideas of Charles Le Corbusier, French architect of Swiss origin, a pioneer of modernism, a representative of International Style architecture. The main architect of the administrative and public buildings was Oscar Niemeyer.]]> News Sun May 6 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/04/26/1119/ Web-portal of the Minsk City Executive Committee (www.minsk.gov.by) has been named the best online resource at the International Specialized Exhibition "TIBO-2012" in nomination "The city, regional and district executive committees".

"The developer of the site is the Information Technology Center of the Minsk City Executive Committee”, Sergei Hilman, Head of the Main Department of Ideological Work of the Minsk City Executive Committee, told the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent. According to S. Hilman, the assessment of sites was based on the following criteria: content, structure and navigation features, visual design, functionality, interactivity.

It will be recalled that this year the competition for the best Belarusian Internet site was carried out by 15 categories. The number of applications reached a record figure - more than 550 (as against 407 in 2011). Since 2003 the competition has attracted 4.8 thousand Belarusian Internet resources.

The award of the International Specialized Exhibition "TIBO-2012" is a professional prize which is annually awarded to networking works created in the Belarusian sector of the Internet for significant socio-cultural, technological and artistic achievements in the field of information, culture, art and education.



]]> News Wed Apr 25 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/04/21/1078/ European Boxing Championships 2013 will be held at "Minsk-Arena". Tentative dates for the European Championships 2013 in Minsk: from May 17 to May 26. This decision was taken at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the European Confederation of Boxing in Trabzon, Turkey, on 19 April. In voting for the right to take the continental forum Belarus took the lead over Holland. Serbia was also interested in hosting the tournament but before the vote it withdrew its candidacy. According to the Belarusian Boxing Federation, a qualitative presentation of the application for the future tournament prepared by the Belarusian side, perfect conditions for holding competitions and receiving guests and participants of the European championship played a decisive role in choosing Minsk for hosting the tournament.]]> News Fri Apr 20 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/04/18/1037/ A Memorandum of Understanding on interaction of railway administrations and carriers of Belarus, Poland, Russia and Ukraine in the organization of transport to ensure the European Football Championship Euro-2012 has been signed in Warsaw.

As reported to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent in the press center of the Belarusian Railways, the document was signed by First Deputy Head of the Belarusian Railways Vladimir Mikhailyuk, General Director of the JSC "Federal Passenger Company" Mikhail Akulov, Head of the Chief Passenger Management of the State Administration of Railway Transport of Ukraine Alexander Ivanko, Chairman of the Board of JSC "PKP Intercity" Janusz Malinowski.

Participation of the Belarusian Railways in the organization of passenger transportation is accounted for by the participation of the Russian national team in the matches of the European Football Championship which will be held in Poland.

According to the Memorandum, the parties have agreed to organize additional trains to transport fans between the towns of Belarus, Poland, Russia and Ukraine during the tournament, organize interaction on the optimization of customs and border procedures, and provide quality passenger service. All trains will meet international standards of passenger traffic.

To organize the transportation of passengers to the European Championship the JSC тАЬRussian RailwaysтАЭ, the JSC "Federal Passenger Company", the Belarusian Railways and JSC "PKP Intercity" have agreed that in the days of matches involving the national team of Russia there will be 7 pairs of additional passenger trains: one train Moscow - Wroclaw / Warsaw, two trains Moscow - Warsaw and four trains Moscow - Terespol for transfer service. Besides they are going to add cars to the scheduled trains.]]> News Tue Apr 17 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/04/16/1010/ The Ark with the holy things of the Greek monastery Simonopetra from Mount Athos is to be brought to Minsk for the faithful to worship on April 29.

As it was reported to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent in the Minsk diocese of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, among the relics there will be particle of the precious Holy Cross, relics of Saint Barbara and the equal to the apostles Mary Magdalene.

By decision of the Synod of the Belarusian Exarchate the Ark will be in Minsk till May 5 - in the church of St Mary Magdalene (St. Kiseleva, 42), where access to the holy things will be open around the clock.

In addition to Minsk the inhabitants of Bobruisk, Mogilev, Vitebsk, Grodno will also be able to worship the relics till May 13.

As it is known, Holy Cross is the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. It is one of the instruments of Passion (suffering) of Christ and belongs to the main Christian relics. Throughout its history, the tree of the Holy Cross was divided into particles of different sizes, which can now be found in many churches and monasteries in the world.]]> News Sun Apr 15 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/03/29/847/ Memorial sign "River of Memory" will be installed at the entrance to the "Oktyabrskaya" metro station by 11 April. Work on the composition is almost complete. ‘The main idea of the composition is not only to recall the sad events of April 11, 2011, but also leave a message to future generations that they should value every moment of life’, Sculptor Konstantin Selikhanov, author of the composition, told the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent. The composition is made in the form of a bronze plate which is imprinted with 15 waves (according to the number of those killed during the Minsk metro tragedy). On the crests of the waves there are the names of the dead. The sign is 2 m 30 cm high. The plate to be installed in a small recess at the entrance to the metro station will be framed with two bright marble walls.]]> News Wed Mar 28 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/03/21/762/ A youth IT-incubator which is meant to combine high-tech enterprises founded by entrepreneurs under the age of 31 has been set up in the capital.

This was reported to the "Minsk-News" Agency correspondent by the project's organizers - representatives of the Communal Unitary Enterprise "Youth Social Service".

According to experts, on the areas of the Youth Social Service there are currently five specialized companies working in the field of IT-technologies. 12 new jobs have been created. It is also expected that during 2012-2013 on the basis of the Youth Social Service they will create a tourist, female, construction and industrial incubators, as well as an incubator for international students.

As a small business incubator (SBI), the Communal Unitary Enterprise "Youth Social Service" was registered in 2009. The main objective of the enterprise is to develop and support youth business initiatives at their initial stage. Currently the SBI has about 50 companies created by young people.]]> News Tue Mar 20 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/03/16/722/ A major international tournament on sport dancing in wheelchairs will be held April 6-8 in Holland. The competition will gather professionals from more than 20 countries, Valery Kolomiets, Chairman of the public association "Belarusian Fund for Athletes with Disabilities" told the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent. Belarus will be represented by four pairs. Three of them are from Minsk. They are: multiple winners of world and European championships Veronica MAKHORTOVA and Artyom LUNTSEVICH, Anna SIROTYUK and Igor KULESHOV, as well as similar rank tournament debutants Darya KULESH and Michael ZHIGALOV. The duo from Mogilev - masters of international class, Irina MOZHAROVA and Konstantin SHEYDA will join them. All the dancers are students of the dance center created under the public association "Belarusian Fund for Athletes with Disabilities".]]> News Thu Mar 15 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/03/15/708/ They have opened lines of credit for the purchase of equipment for the water park of Minsk. This was announced by the Chairman of Minsk City Executive Committee Nikolai Ladutko at a press-conference in the City Hall.

"In its size our water park will yield only to that in Berlin, but ticket prices will be cheaper than those in Poland" - he said. – "We believe that once the construction is financed from the budget, the cost of the tickets must be loyal and reasonable".

Nikolai Ladutko noted that the construction of the water park will be carried out in due time.]]> News Wed Mar 14 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/03/14/689/ "President-hotel", the construction of which is to be soon completed on the corner of Kirov and Engels streets in the capital will receive its first guests in the second half of this year. Now they are carrying on assembling and finishing work in the new complex, Nikolai ZHURAVSKY, Director of the republican unitary enterprise "Hotel "Minsk" the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent. After their completion, they will begin to install and commission equipment and furniture.

The new hotel will consist of two buildings (11 and 9 floors), 154 rooms, including VIP-room of 500 square meters with a private sauna. The hotel will house three restaurants, five bars, three banquet halls. To arrange major events, there will also be an amphitheater for 600 people. There will also be SPA-center, two swimming pools (10 and 25 m), Turkish bath, a billiard-room, a three-level underground parking.]]> News Tue Mar 13 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/03/06/626/ Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radio Electronics is interested in admitting foreign nationals.

In 2011 the university earnings from the export of educational services made up 713 thousand dollars, which was 30% more than in 2010. This was announced by the BSUIR Rector Mikhail Batura at the sitting of the Sovietsky District Administration dedicated to the results of socio-economic development in 2011 and projections for the current year.

Today, the University has over 400 foreign students – nationals from neighbouring and distant countries (mostly from Turkmenistan and Nigeria). The language barrier is not a serious obstacle as training in two specialties is arranged in English. In 2012/2013 academic year foreign students will be offered five specialties.]]> News Mon Mar 5 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/02/29/585/ In the days of the Ice Hockey World Championship - 2014 in Minsk there will be about 20 thousand visitors. This was announced at a press conference by Alexey Prokopovich, Head of the Department of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism of Minsk City Executive Committee held on February 28^th.

"I am confident that we will hold the Ice Hockey World Championship at the highest level. To study the experience of other countries we have visited several similar tournaments where we observed the organization of events within the arenas, as well as the way they worked with the guests who came from other states to international forums. Getting ready for the World Championship-2014 we first proceeded from the probable number of guests of the tournament. According to our forecast of guests at the Championship, there will be around 20 thousand people. Hence we are planning to provide accommodation to this number of people" - said Alexey Prokopovich.

The Department of Consumer and Hotel Services of Minsk City Executive Committee has prepared a schematic map of hotels and halls of residence, including sports camps, sanatoria and health resort centers, which are located not far away from the city boundaries. "In accordance with this map we have estimated how many people can be accommodated there. The estimation was made with regard to the type of accommodation, beginning from the halls of residence and ending with 4-star hotels. The next step is connected with the set of services we can provide the World Championship guests with including meals, information services in the form of Wireless Internet service, "- said the Head of the Department of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism of Minsk City Executive Committee.

Speaking of catering, Alexey Prokopovich said that it will be possible to have meals not only in hotels, but also inside the arenas. "Furthermore, we assume that near each arena there will be a traditional camp for fans. Those who won’t get into the arena, will be able to watch the games live on big screens. These screens will be installed not only near the "Minsk-Arena" and "Chizhovka Arena" complexes, but in some important parts of the city’s center, which are always overcrowded - near the Palace of Sports, the Palace of the Republic, the National Library. Meals will be supplied by different catering establishments, including both Belarusian and foreign cuisine. Now we are working on a schematic map on which we will indicate catering establishments to be located in areas of public events that will take place during the World Championship".

Another important task connected with the Ice Hockey World Championship-2014 is the preparation of transport infrastructure, including meeting visitors at the airport, railway and bus stations. It is also necessary to be ready to receive guests who will be arriving in their own cars. "We need to thoroughly plan the work of the transport infrastructure, taking into account that new road junctions will be built and that there will be an electric train reaching the main arena. The map will also contain the routes of trolley buses, buses, fixed-route taxis, one can use to get to arenas from the hotels and the city center", - said Alexey Prokopovich.

Excursions to be offered to the guests of the World Championship will also be reflected on a special map-scheme. "The way how our visitors will spend their leisure-time is also very important. We are going to develop pedestrian and transport routes for excursions to be guided by experts speaking foreign languages. The Department of Culture of Minsk City Executive Committee will be in charge of the organization of cultural and entertaining activities. This will include folklore and theatrical presentations in crowded parts of the capital. Theaters and cinemas will also be at the service of the guests. We will have all necessary information about the participants in the presentations and the time they will be held. After all these maps are brought together, we will obtain a unique scenario of the Championship that will give our guests a clear picture of the services and events they will be offered. I do not think that such details are foreseen in all the countries that host world championships. Our goal is that every visitor must be fully informed both about the program of the Championship itself, and our capital,"- said Alexey Prokopovich.

He also recalled that recently Belarus Ice Hockey Federation had held a competition to choose an official travel agency for the Ice Hockey World Championship- 2014. The choice was made in favour of "TsentrKurort." In the next few days there will be a competition to choose the best ticket agency.

"At present we are preparing a presentation of the Ice Hockey World Championship-2014 which we would like to present at the time of the next world championships in Helsinki and Stockholm to be held on May 4-20. Our presentation materials will include everything I have just said at the press conference. We are going to Rene Fasel, President of the International Ice Hockey Federation, about the progress we have made in the preparation for the World Championship,"- said Alexei Prokopovich.

In 2013, the "Minsk-Arena" will be the venue of the Cycle Track World Championship which will involve athletes from about 50 countries. According to Alexei Prokopovich, the city authorities consider that this tournament will become a kind of rehearsal for the reception and accommodation of sports delegations numbering around five thousand people. "Of course, the number of fans to attend the Cycle Track World Championship won’t be as large as that at the Ice Hockey World Championship. This tournament might be of great interest to the residents of nearby countries where cycling is cultivated on the track, Lithuania and Poland in particular. But as for us, we will have a good opportunity to find the best way for receiving delegations of athletes and accommodating them in our hotels. We will have a chance to see the quality of the services our hotels are going to offer."- added Alexey Prokopovich.

The Ice Hockey World Championship is to be held in Minsk from May 9 to May 25, 2014.

Responding to a question about what losses may be incurred by Minsk, if the World Cup of Hockey 2014 for political reasons, will be moved to another country, Head of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism of the Minsk city executive committee ensured that no losses will be: "No damages will not be as all activities associated with construction and renovation of facilities built into the master plan of the city. And those adjustments that we make in connection with the reception of the World Hockey Championship, they are insignificant. in transportation often hear talk about the costs that The whole country is working on the championship in 2014. But these talks are baseless, because the whole financial part involved in accordance with the general plan of the city. What should be done, it will be done. Another thing is that for all of us should be the goal. This applies to any person, and the capital and the country. We have this goal - in 2014. To him we need a qualitative approach, including the infrastructure of the city".

According to him, now Minsk is ready to accommodate 20 thousand people, and about five thousand is a reserve.

The volume of profit, which may be obtained from the World Cup of hockey, Alexei Prokopovich call failed "this profit can not count, not a question of my competence. In the Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation created an organization that together with its partner International Ice Hockey Federation by" Infront "preparing the World Cup. It will address issues of advertising and distribution revenue. So this they need to ask. As for the money that gets the city from the reception, then this statistic we tamp, place where guests, impregnated, sell them a large number of services. Then it will be seen how much we spend and how much got it. But I just want to tell you that these championships are never at a loss for the right to conduct their struggle in all countries".

Hockey World Championship prepares to Minsk from 9 to May 25, 2014.]]> News Tue Feb 28 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/02/28/566/ Belarusian State University and the University of the Japanese City of Fukushima have signed an agreement on academic exchanges.

As it was reported to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent in the press service of the Belarusian State University, the agreement provides for joint educational and research programs and projects, exchanges of students and teachers, educational, methodical and scientific literature, organization of joint seminars and conferences.

Fukushima is a Japanese city and administrative center of Fukushima Prefecture. The population is about 300 thousand people.]]> News Mon Feb 27 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/02/21/490/ Sergei Korneev has been named the best boxer of the country in 2011. According to the information provided to the "Minsk-news" agency correspondent in the Belarusian Federation of boxing, the 23-year-old Minsker won bronze at the World Championships in Baku, and won the license for the London Olympics in 2012.

Citizens of Minsk - Konstantin Makhan'kov and Sergei Pytalev have been named as best coaches in Belarus in 2011. It is under the guidance of these coaches that Sergei Korneev has his training.]]> News Mon Feb 20 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/02/20/477/ An agreement on cooperation in the sphere of education, science and technology between the Belarusian State University, the joint Belarusian-Japanese enterprise "LOTIS TII", and Tokyo Instruments, Inc. Company will be signed this Tuesday in Minsk.

As reported to the "Minsk-news" agency correspondent in the press service of the Belarusian State University, the aim of the agreement is to develop collaborative research and training of specialists in the field of nanoscale systems, nanomaterials, nano-and biotechnology.

"LOTIS TII" Enterprise and Tokyo Instruments, Inc. Company are known for their joint development of modern scientific equipment. For example, one of them - a unique spectral-analytical complex allowing to carry out the Raman spectral and luminescent analysis of nano-and micron-sized structures - BSU acquired last year.

Training of highly skilled specialists and research in the field of nanomaterials, nano-and biotechnology will be coordinated by the Training and Research Center on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology which has recently been established at BSU.]]> News Sun Feb 19 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/02/20/487/ 209 skaters from 52 countries are to come to our capital to participate in the World Junior Skating Championships. The competition among the young skaters will be held from February 27 to March 4 in the multifunctional cultural and sports complex "Minsk-Arena". As "Minsk-News" agency reports, this was declared today by Nikolai Ananiev, Head of the "Minsk-Arena" Complex, at the operative meeting in the Minsk City Executive Committee. The organizer of the competition is the public association "Skating Union of Belarus”. A figure skating tournament will take place on a planet scale in our country for the first time.

Skaters are to start arriving in Minsk on February 24. "Technical inspectors have already arrived in the capital. - said Nikolai Ananiev. - All services are ready for the championship, which will be held at the highest level." Tickets to the colorful spectacle were on sale one month before the championship.]]> News Sun Feb 19 21:00:00 2012 GMT http://minsk.gov.by/en/news/new/2012/02/15/438/ Olga Govortsova of Minsk won singles tennis tournament with a prize fund of 100 thousand dollars in Midland (USA).

As it was reported to the "Minsk-news" agency correspondent in the Belarusian Tennis Federation, in the finals the Belarusian’s opponent was Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia. The match was very persistent, but still Govortsova was best - 6:3, 6:7 (6), 7-6 (5).]]> News Tue Feb 14 21:00:00 2012 GMT