President of Belarus and head of Gazprom lay capsule at the construction site of the new multipurpose center

21 августа 2015

Today the President of Belarus and the head of Gazprom Group of companies officially gave start to construction of the multifunctional center near the National Library.

The ensemble will be ready before the end of 2018 and will be the highest in Minsk, 189 meters, with 36 floors. The new center will be almost completely open to Minsk residents and guests of the city and will be a significant social center.. According to the President, the object has political significance. The Center will be a bright brand of Russia-Belarus Union State, and the best answer to all skeptics of the Union. Our country is pursuing a multi-vector policy, and is not going to make friends "against someone", said the Belarusian leader.

Gazprom has invested more than 40 million dollars in the infrastructure and promises to do all the work and in time. By the way, during the construction of the center of the Belarusian architects and designers will have access to more than one hundred innovations in construction. For example, "green" technologies in collection and treatment of rain water and skyscraper heating. According to the head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller, Belarus is the core of the European gas transmission system and the shortest route of delivery of natural gas to the West.