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[00:02:40] Digital cooperation, increased exports, the launch of direct
[00:02:43] flights, Belarus and Saudi Arabia are reaching a fundamentally new
[00:02:47] level of economic cooperation. The first
[00:02:50] transit route connected Belarus and Uzbekistan. The "Slavic
[00:02:53] Caravan" project will speed up cargo delivery by
[00:02:55] rail. Tastings, a bakers' competition, a tractor show in
[00:02:59] Grodno. The region invites you to the Bread Festival. What is the recipe for
[00:03:02] that very father's bun, what is the secret of the popularity of
[00:03:05] Karavaifest, an expert's opinion. A circulation of
[00:03:08] 2,000 copies, the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented the English version of the book
[00:03:12] "Our President". For new knowledge to the top of
[00:03:16] the planet, a high school student from Vitebsk will go to the North Pole on an atomic
[00:03:19] icebreaker. On air is the "Events" program, in the studio is Kapitolina
[00:03:23] Denkevich. Hello. Belarus and Saudi Arabia
[00:03:27] are building a new strategy of interaction. From the beginning.
[00:03:33] The reason for a closer dialogue was the recent meeting of
[00:03:36] the Belarusian-Saudi business council in Minsk. In the League of Arab
[00:03:40] States, the potential of Belarus is highly appreciated, noting
[00:03:43] the progressive development of relations with the state. The message
[00:03:47] is as before one, this
[00:03:50] is not only an increase in activity, but also results, we
[00:03:53] are more for the latter,
[00:03:56] here it should be noted that Alexander Grigorievich has done
[00:04:00] a lot, next the question is for us, for exporters, for
[00:04:03] manufacturers, only administrative decisions,
[00:04:07] of course, cannot achieve results, we must be active, which is what we
[00:04:11] are doing, there is interest, our products today,
[00:04:15] unfortunately, are not so widely represented, here
[00:04:18] we still need to work, including on positioning,
[00:04:22] uh, but I am sure that the basis is the quality of Belarusian
[00:04:25] products, they will play their role, but positioning, here
[00:04:29] is a certain message for our manufacturers, exporters, it
[00:04:32] should be finalized. Also on the agenda is the launch of direct
[00:04:36] air travel, this will make contacts between the two countries even more
[00:04:39] operational and saturated.
[00:04:42] The first transit freight train "Slavic Caravan" departed last
[00:04:45] week from Orsha to Uzbekistan. In sixty wagons there are woodworking
[00:04:49] products - food cargo. The train followed
[00:04:53] the route Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan. It will run
[00:04:56] twice a month at the initial stage for wagon consolidation. The
[00:05:00] station Orsha-Vostochnaya has been chosen, here goods arrive from all regions of
[00:05:03] Belarus. In the future, it is planned to expand the range of goods
[00:05:07] to include wagons with containers delivered by
[00:05:10] road. This will allow you to...
[00:05:43] mutually complement
[00:05:46] our economies. Belarus
[00:05:49] with its goods is actively moving
[00:05:53] into Uzbekistan, and on the way back, of course, we
[00:05:56] will be waiting for the Eastern Caravan to arrive here.
[00:06:00] Indeed, a through route, because in
[00:06:02] the supply of our goods, as well as
[00:06:05] Uzbek goods, the cost and delivery
[00:06:08] times of goods are of great importance. And on this
[00:06:11] example, I can give a number of figures, that
[00:06:14] the delivery of a twenty-ton container costs
[00:06:18] at least one and a half times cheaper than delivery by
[00:06:22] road transport. The second train of this type has already been formed, the project
[00:06:25] is being implemented in the development of decisions made at a high level to
[00:06:28] increase supplies of Belarusian products in demand on the Uzbek market,
[00:06:31] engineering, woodworking, and agriculture.
[00:06:35] And continuing the topic of economic cooperation between
[00:06:39] Belarus and Uzbekistan. Today, both states are conducting
[00:06:43] active work to expand cooperation in the field of production, as well as the interaction of
[00:06:47] large and medium businesses. In particular, the parties
[00:06:50] intend to bring the level of trade turnover to 2 billion dollars.
[00:06:53] Productive work is underway in the given direction.
[00:06:56] Representatives of business circles of Uzbekistan visited the Grodno
[00:07:00] Invest free economic zone. Special attention to export opportunities and
[00:07:04] prospects of industrial cooperation. Our resident enterprises of
[00:07:07] the SEZ export timber,
[00:07:11] sawn timber.
[00:07:42] establish SEZ residents for the possible creation of contract
[00:07:46] production, dealerships and once again assure
[00:07:50] the Uzbek side of our reliable, mutually beneficial
[00:07:54] cooperation. Grodno Invest is already implementing a project with
[00:07:57] Uzbek capital, and the volumes of mutual trade are growing. Only from
[00:08:01] January to May 2026, the trade turnover of SEZ residents with
[00:08:04] this Central Asian country amounted to about 20 million
[00:08:08] dollars. Belarus and the Kaluga region of Russia signed a plan of
[00:08:12] measures for interaction in trade and economic,
[00:08:15] scientific and technical, and cultural cooperation. The main
[00:08:18] economic guideline is to achieve a trade turnover of 1 billion dollars.
[00:08:21] The steps that will allow to overcome the milestone have been approved, the parties
[00:08:25] are confident. Agreements have been formalized in the field of agricultural machinery supplies,
[00:08:28] a powerful impetus is given to military-industrial complex cooperation, including
[00:08:31] the construction of a turnkey dairy farm complex.
[00:08:34] Investment projects will be implemented in the field of agro-drone production,
[00:08:38] technologies will allow to increase yields in agriculture.
[00:08:41] Belarusian builders have been successfully building residential quarters,
[00:08:45] modern schools, and kindergartens in the Kaluga region for many years.
[00:08:48] Cooperation in this direction will continue.
[00:08:52] The construction sector has come to the Kaluga region seriously
[00:08:55] and for a long time. The facilities that we are completing this year,
[00:08:58] we have planned to work on other sites, to work on
[00:09:02] the construction of residential buildings. The emphasis will be on
[00:09:06] the development of rural areas, the construction of a kind of
[00:09:09] such settlements for ... residents
[00:09:13] of the rural agglomeration have been planned,
[00:09:17] the supply of construction structures, materials. One billion
[00:09:21] dollars is not far off, this is our goal, and we will definitely achieve it.
[00:09:25] Education is a component of our partnership relations. Today, by the way,
[00:09:28] 20 students from Belarus are studying in Kaluga universities,
[00:09:32] and of course we are always
[00:09:36] ready, within the framework of our educational exchange, to make sure
[00:09:40] that our students have such opportunities. Of course,
[00:09:49] Belarus has great expertise in this area, we are ready,
[00:09:52] of course, to consider this issue. The parties intend to use the full potential to
[00:09:56] increase trade turnover, with an emphasis on long-term
[00:09:59] partnership and economic effect. A new project of the Belarusian
[00:10:03] National Biotechnological Corporation in the Stolbtsy district,
[00:10:06] an enterprise for growing rainbow trout, is designed to replace
[00:10:10] imported delicacies on our shelves and at the same time become
[00:10:13] a testing ground for domestic
[00:10:16] compound feeds. The first pool has 800 cubic meters of water and
[00:10:19] 1,000 fry. The ambitious plan for the end of the year is 30 tons of live
[00:10:23] Belarusian trout. We feed
[00:10:27] five times a day, we calculate the amount of feed that
[00:10:31] is needed for feeding so that the fish
[00:10:34] gains weight. We are also studying
[00:10:38] water parameters regarding biochemical processes in
[00:10:41] it, this is acidity, ammonia, ammonium,
[00:10:45] nitrates, nitrites for excretion, we maintain the norm so that they do not exceed
[00:10:48] their indicators for the fish to feel good,
[00:10:52] our corporation is following the
[00:10:55] law
[00:11:04] not in theory but in practice, that is, to prove and show
[00:11:07] our consumers that our
[00:11:10] feeds are indeed not just
[00:11:14] special, but high-quality and
[00:11:17] good feeds for excellent growth, three feeding
[00:11:20] schemes, daily weight gain control, cost reduction by 15.
[00:11:25] 20%. These are the economic parameters of the fish farming experiment
[00:11:28] and the first results are already encouraging. The trout
[00:11:32] is growing faster than expected. More
[00:11:35] news from the economy and beyond on our TV channel's website and social
[00:11:39] networks.
[00:11:44] The real bread capital of Belarus will be Svisloch on August
[00:11:48] 15. The city in the Grodno region will host the Karavay-fest Batkovy
[00:11:51] Bulka. All Belarusians and guests from abroad
[00:11:55] are invited to join the bright and original
[00:11:58] festival. What will surprise and delight the audience
[00:12:01] at the forum this year? Olga Bogdanovich, chief
[00:12:04] director of the republican festival, is on the line with the
[00:12:07] studio. Olga, welcome. This year the festival is already
[00:12:11] the fifth, it has managed to win popular love and become
[00:12:14] popular. Tell us about the history of its
[00:12:17] creation. Well, actually, Karavay
[00:12:21] Fest appeared 5 years ago. Bulka on
[00:12:25] the festive map of not only the Grodno region, but also the Republic
[00:12:29] of Belarus as a whole. To be honest,
[00:12:31] I remember as if it were today, a call, back then the chairman
[00:12:35] of the Svislach District Executive Committee was a wonderful person,
[00:12:38] Alexander Lyudvigovich Versotsky, who very, very much
[00:12:42] loves creative people, and is one himself. And he
[00:12:45] calls on the phone and says: Did you watch the news? Yes, I watched it, the
[00:12:49] head of state came to our bakery, tasted the bread, and
[00:12:52] after that, after the news came out, the residents of Svislach
[00:12:55] came to the store and asked: give
[00:12:58] us a bun that "batka"
[00:13:01] tasted. And Alexandrovich tells this story,
[00:13:05] saying: this is such an occasion, this is such a wonderful
[00:13:08] story that could be covered in the holidays, what do
[00:13:11] you think? Karavay-fest, the form came very quickly,
[00:13:15] bread, Karavay-fest, so, of course, I think in this
[00:13:18] direction, we talked like that with him, he says: great, there is a form, now let's
[00:13:22] come up with a name. Right there in a phone conversation.
[00:13:34] That's exactly what the residents of Svislach called it, people who
[00:13:38] watched the news and who wanted to taste one of
[00:13:41] the most delicious breads in the country, that's why Karavaifes was born
[00:13:45] that way, the very first one, it started
[00:13:48] with us, in principle, as is now traditional in
[00:13:51] August, we presented many
[00:13:54] venues that we are keeping
[00:13:57] and hope will remain in the festival's history in the future,
[00:14:00] because the festival was initially
[00:14:03] created as a traditional one, we would like people who
[00:14:07] learned about it from the news, from the internet, from their friends,
[00:14:11] neighbors, and have never been to it, to come to the very
[00:14:15] festival that someone saw or
[00:14:18] covered in the news in the previous year, well, thank God this
[00:14:21] year is the anniversary one. a master class that we invented at
[00:15:37] the very first festival, slightly modified for the second and
[00:15:41] third, of course, we are keeping it for the fifth.
[00:15:44] So, at this master class you can try to learn
[00:15:48] how to braid that very "batkova bulka" (father's bun),
[00:15:51] choose your recipe for a rich, delicious dough,
[00:15:54] come home, braid and bake it. Well, at
[00:15:58] least the shape of this very bun, if you
[00:16:01] repeat it, will probably remind you of the taste of a real
[00:16:04] "batkova bulka", although... Of course, at our festival we promote and
[00:16:08] declare that any bread in Belarus is
[00:16:11] "batkova", that is, "batkova bulka".
[00:16:15] The festival promises many surprises. What will you
[00:16:18] surprise participants and guests with this
[00:16:21] year? Yes, of course, the fifth
[00:16:24] festival, although we declare it as a traditional festival,
[00:16:27] a festival in which we would very much like to preserve the developments that we have already
[00:16:31] come up with, but the surprises will continue and, well, firstly,
[00:16:34] it is the anniversary, fifth. Secondly, it is this year that we have become
[00:16:38] a republican festival, received such a high
[00:16:41] title, such high quality, and of course, responsibility to
[00:16:44] our viewers. We are expanding the territory
[00:16:48] of the festival, before that it was held only
[00:16:51] in the city square of Svisloch, last
[00:16:54] year we went a little beyond the framework of Svislach, coming up with
[00:16:58] a tractor Bolka show, this is such a tractor Trial, this year
[00:17:02] we are installing a new stage already in the city
[00:17:05] park of Svislach, thus
[00:17:07] expanding the territory of our festival,
[00:17:11] also among the novelties
[00:17:13] can be noted that the tractor itself will change, it will become more
[00:17:17] spectacular, more masterful, our agility will grow
[00:17:20] in competitive elements,
[00:17:23] we are preparing a demonstration performance from
[00:17:27] a wonderful Voronovo tractor driver,
[00:17:30] a woman, we hope we will be able to implement this
[00:17:33] idea, also we will have new
[00:17:36] artists who have not previously come to the festival, guests
[00:17:39] of the festival, come, you will learn everything, in principle, you can already find
[00:17:43] the program on the Internet, and the new
[00:17:47] stage will delight with new concert programs,
[00:17:50] cover bands, a play that we will show
[00:17:53] in the open air, be sure to come, be sure to
[00:17:56] see, and of course be surprised.
[00:18:00] 2026 is the year of
[00:18:03] the Belarusian woman, surely the theme will be reflected at
[00:18:06] the bread festival. Yes, indeed,
[00:18:09] 2026 is the year of the Belarusian woman, we decided
[00:18:12] to use this wonderful opportunity at the anniversary
[00:18:16] festival and dedicated all the festival
[00:18:19] venues to the Belarusian woman. Before, we had
[00:18:23] the Gospodar show. This year we are doing the Gospodynya show. We have
[00:18:27] such a wonderful element dedicated to Belarusian
[00:18:29] folklore, dedicated to Belarusian cuisine and Belarusian way of life. This
[00:18:33] year it will acquire such a female sound.
[00:18:37] Our opening will be fully dedicated to the woman
[00:18:40] harvester, the woman baker, the woman whose
[00:18:44] hands create this very father's
[00:18:46] bun, the evening concert, it will remain in
[00:18:50] a retro-sing-along format, this is traditional,
[00:18:53] but the whole concert will be dedicated to women, about women, for
[00:18:57] women, of course with our "batkovsky",
[00:19:01] "batkovo-bulkovsky" flavor, and also
[00:19:04] the tractor Bulka show, what I was talking about this year. We
[00:19:07] did not hold a competition among women, we really wanted to, but
[00:19:11] it's not surprising, it's still a male profession, but we,
[00:19:15] the organizers, are very, very much looking forward to the demonstration performance by the Voronovo tractor driver.
[00:19:18] By the way, regarding the innovations, going back to the previous
[00:19:22] question, we can say that surprises await us from
[00:19:25] Grodno Bread Promo, because last
[00:19:28] year they made a five-meter "batkova bulka", they are still
[00:19:32] intriguing and not revealing the secret of what will be on
[00:19:35] their site this year, but I think that this year they
[00:19:39] will also surprise us, and of course, the competition of bread
[00:19:42] masterpieces, some of which, by the way, are in the Palace of
[00:19:46] Independence of our country, so the competition of bread masterpieces
[00:19:49] is annually dedicated to some theme, we started with
[00:19:52] architecture, these were amazing creations, I would even
[00:19:56] say, sculptural creations of temples, the Grodno
[00:20:00] regional drama theater, castles, this year we
[00:20:03] dedicate to women, this is much more difficult, we invited our bakers
[00:20:07] and culinary specialists to create either portrait works
[00:20:11] on bread, or sculptural works
[00:20:14] dedicated to the Belarusian woman, who it will be,
[00:20:17] Kupala's harvester in a Belarusian crown or
[00:20:20] modern women who weave this
[00:20:24] father's bun, well, we'll see at the
[00:20:26] festival. And how many guests
[00:20:30] do you expect? Well, speaking, of course, about
[00:20:34] Karavay-fest Batkovy Bulka, our republican
[00:20:37] status, it is already obvious about guests from the republic,
[00:20:41] we welcome everyone, we welcome all regions, in principle, from the very first
[00:20:44] festival, the Gomel region is friends with us, the Brest
[00:20:48] region is friends with us, this year
[00:21:20] the bun, to see, to participate in this festival,
[00:21:24] because our festival is a celebration, where you can
[00:21:26] directly become a participant in this event, so we expect
[00:21:30] many guests, a small Svislach, located in
[00:21:34] a picturesque corner near Belovezhskaya Pushcha, of course
[00:21:37] is ready to cordially welcome everyone and
[00:21:40] celebrate from 2:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.,
[00:21:44] meeting guests, you also come, what
[00:21:47] conditions are created for those wishing to visit the festival, how to get there
[00:21:51] for guests? You can get to Svislach by
[00:21:54] public transport, in general, transport runs from Grodno, you can get there
[00:21:58] through Volkovysk, there is such a point on the map of the Grodno
[00:22:02] region, but Svislach itself turns into this
[00:22:05] day on Saturday into a large, large
[00:22:09] such a playground, a gaming area, a concert area,
[00:22:12] an entertainment area, and therefore the organizers
[00:22:16] have provided a plan,
[00:22:18] a scheme of extensive
[00:22:22] parking lots, whoever comes by their own transport, arrives, leaves it, and
[00:22:26] in literally 7-10 minutes, we are already in the city center, already
[00:22:29] celebrating the holiday, in general, there is public
[00:22:32] intercity transport, which, well, if we are going far, then
[00:22:36] of course it's better to get to Grodno, you can, I will mention
[00:22:39] again, get to Volkovysk and from there get to
[00:22:42] Svislach by public transport, but this
[00:22:46] year, as one of the new logistical features, the organizers
[00:22:50] have planned a tent
[00:22:52] city, I suggest using exactly
[00:22:56] this service, why? Because then you can come
[00:22:59] the day before, settle in, relax, freely celebrate on
[00:23:02] Saturday, and you can also stay and celebrate until 2:00
[00:23:06] a.m., some guests celebrate until 5:00 a.m., everything
[00:23:10] is provided for this, then go rest, well, then you can
[00:23:14] safely return to your homeland or
[00:23:17] home, we invite everyone,
[00:24:20] The main goal of such operations is to sow panic, undermine
[00:24:24] trust in state institutions or change
[00:24:27] public attitudes towards some important events. Remember,
[00:24:30] information hygiene and protection from noodles on your ears is
[00:24:34] not only the task of propaganda, the government and Lukashenka, it
[00:24:37] is also, and even primarily, your own task.
[00:24:40] Absolutely true, in difficult times for the country, Lukashenka will be in
[00:24:44] the country, and if necessary, he will definitely be next to his
[00:24:47] people. And if it gets really hot, then with...
[00:25:00] The daily life of Belarusian servicemen, the training of recruits,
[00:25:04] exercises, as well as the latest models of military
[00:25:07] equipment. Truly sovereign can only be that
[00:25:11] country, this is especially true now,
[00:25:14] which has a strong, well-armed
[00:25:18] and loyal to the people
[00:25:21] and state army, which includes
[00:25:23] true professionals in uniform. These
[00:25:27] modernized machines embody advanced engineering
[00:25:31] solutions of the Belarusian military industrial complex.
[00:25:35] We studied at the military academy in various
[00:25:39] military units, in various aeroclubs, and
[00:25:42] there were different types of equipment there. And
[00:25:45] we flew on gliders, yes, everything, but it's not
[00:25:48] a fighter jet. Everything about the life of the armed forces
[00:25:52] of the Republic of Belarus, watch in the "Arsenal" project on
[00:25:56] Sundays on Belarus 24
[00:25:58] TV channel.
[00:26:14] This is the "Events" program, and we continue. Circulation
[00:26:17] of 200 copies, the presentation of the English edition of the book
[00:26:20] "Our President" took place at the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The new edition was presented to
[00:26:24] the heads of diplomatic missions and consular
[00:26:27] institutions of the country. The English edition of the book should become
[00:26:31] a tool in the work of diplomats, from whom it will
[00:26:34] depend on how the book is received abroad. There is great
[00:26:37] interest from the foreign audience, the Belarusian experience is in demand
[00:26:40] in the world, and the new edition will be a good help for our
[00:26:44] diplomats, especially in those countries where they have to
[00:26:48] break through the wall of disinformation regarding Belarus every day.
[00:26:51] There is not much objective information about the Republic
[00:26:54] of Belarus,
[00:26:57] well, and it arises situationally, it arises event-wise, when
[00:27:01] some official event.
[00:28:32] friendly, I've already befriended them, they are very
[00:28:35] active, kind, easily make contact, there are also interesting
[00:28:39] sports games and competitions in the camp, such events
[00:28:43] unite us, this year we are hosting children from
[00:28:47] ten countries, delegations from Uzbekistan,
[00:28:51] Kyrgyzstan, from Algeria, Egypt, India
[00:28:55] and Zimbabwe have already rested with us, now
[00:28:58] a delegation from Vietnam is undergoing rehabilitation.
[00:29:32] of the educational project Icebreaker of Knowledge. About 5,000
[00:29:36] schoolchildren aged 14 to 16 from more
[00:29:39] than 20 countries competed for participation. To find out how the world's only nuclear
[00:29:43] icebreaker fleet works, to see the amazing nature of
[00:29:46] the Arctic, the unique opportunities that the Icebreaker
[00:29:49] of Knowledge project opens up for schoolchildren, to take advantage of this
[00:29:52] rare chance, schoolchildren put in a lot of effort.
[00:29:56] A scientific quiz, a series of webinars from Rosatom experts,
[00:29:59] a creative work competition, on board the icebreaker the children
[00:30:02] will have a rich program. I found out about this project when I was
[00:30:06] delegated to the International Atomic Week in
[00:30:10] Moscow. The interest was not only in the place where the expedition takes place, but also
[00:30:13] in the vessel. This nuclear icebreaker "50 Years of Victory"
[00:30:16] will lead the entire expedition, the agenda on the peaceful atom
[00:30:20] and with specialists from the Murmansk Arctic University we
[00:30:23] will launch a stratospheric
[00:30:26] platform that will help conduct environmental monitoring, live
[00:30:29] broadcasts from the North Pole, connect the Internet there.
[00:30:33] The ten-day expedition starts in early August, the journey to
[00:30:37] the top of the planet will unite more than twenty children from different parts of
[00:30:40] the world. And this information will be of interest to guests
[00:30:44] of the Belarusian capital who come to Minsk in their own
[00:30:47] car or use car-sharing services. Parking in
[00:30:51] the capital according to the rules, do not forget to go to a special application
[00:30:54] and pay for a parking ticket. The new mobile complex
[00:30:58] for car control successfully passed the test.