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Belarus among winners of Green Eurasia competition

 The winners and finalists of the second international climate competition Green Eurasia were awarded in Yerevan at the Eurasian Economic Forum, BelTA learned from the press service of the Eurasian Economic Commission.

A total of 57 best climate practices from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Iran, Egypt, Indonesia and Uzbekistan were named winners and finalists of the competition in 15 nominations. The electric truck C45700 VITOVT Truck Electro Prime by the Belarusian Belkommunmash won the third place in the Green Transport" nomination. Grodnooblgaz placed third for its technology to mount energy-efficient sources in the Climate Mitigation nomination for the  practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including climate projects. The unified program for the restoration of small watercourses within the boundaries of large communities by the Belarusian Central Research Institute for the Integrated Use of Water Resources finished third place in the Water Resources in New Climatic Conditions nomination.

The awards ceremony was attended by the members of the EEC Council: Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko of Belarus, Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan of Armenia, Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin of Kazakhstan, First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksei Overchuk of Russia and also Member of the Board - Minister in charge of Trade of the EEC Andrei Slepnev.