Belarus: nearly 7 million tons of grains harvested

As of September 1, agricultural organizations of Belarus harvested grains and pulses throughout the areas of 2.067 million ha (98.1% of the plan). The average yield totaled 3.35 ton/ha, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Belarus declared. The harvested volumes reached 6.932 million tons of grains (taking into account buckwheat and millet), down…

Ukraine: Antonov and AICC agree on long-term cooperation on An-225 Mriya aircraft

Kyiv-based state-run Antonov enterprise and Aerospace Industry Corporation of China (AICC) have signed an agreement on cooperation under the An-225 Mriya aircraft program, the Ukrainian company’s press service has said. “The parties have expressed their intention to cooperate in the long-term outlook, which foresees the construction of the second sample of the modernized An-225 Mriya…

Turkey: 63 weekly charter flights from Russia approved

The Turkish civil aviation authority has permitted 63 charter flights between Antalya and Russian cities a week. Ibrahim Kalin, spokesman for the Turkish President, said that Ankara welcomed Russia’s decision to restart charter flights. “I want to emphasize that we are very happy with this decision”, he said. Russian President Vladimir Putin abolished a prohibition…