Grigory Rapota noted that the CIS, EurAsEC, SCO, GUAM, and CSTO are currently in operation. "There are many structures. There is a search for how states that have gained independence and are looking for their place in this world can better interact. There have been many hesitations and disputes about which model to develop along," said Grigory Rapota.

Currently, the installation of a 70-meter mast is already underway here, which is planned to be commissioned by the end of November. Then, over the course of a year, wind loads will be determined and other measurements will be carried out using it. As a result of the study, the feasibility of constructing a wind turbine at this location and its capacity will be determined.

The export of goods across the entire territory has almost doubled compared to last year, amounting to over 3373 million dollars. In terms of this indicator and the size of the positive balance of goods, excluding oil and oil products and republican organizations, Vitebsk region has the best performance in the country.

In Vitebsk on September 14, the street art festival "Gravity-2013" will be held. This year, young street art masters will gather to decorate the gray and vandalized garages on Zhestkova Street.

This year, over 6 billion rubles were earned in the region during the subbotnik, industrial products worth 15.3 billion rubles were produced, and the volume of contract work performed by own efforts amounted to 3.6 billion rubles.

At the "Urbany" international checkpoint on the Belarusian-Latvian border, servicemen of the Polotsk Border Detachment, together with a customs inspector, discovered a double ceiling and floor in the refrigerated compartment of a "DAF" truck. In the hidden compartment, 66.9 thousand packs of "LM" cigarettes with Russian excise stamps, concealed from customs clearance, were found. The estimated value of the cigarettes amounted to Br636 million 215 thousand. The truck was driven by a citizen of Belarus.

Salt caused the death of ducks on the Vitba River in Vitebsk. Veterinarians came to these conclusions, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by Leonid Rachkovsky, head of the Vitebsk City Veterinary Laboratory.

On Thursday, December 12, as part of the youth forum, the regional exhibition-presentation of the republican project "100 Ideas for Belarus" will be held at the Palace of Culture in Novopolotsk.