Polotsk Regional Executive Committee

Belarus will present its scientific achievements at the 18th Pujiang Innovation Forum which is set to take place in Shanghai on 20-23 September. Preparations for the forum were discussed during a meeting between Deputy Chairwoman of the State Committee on Science and Technology (SCST) of Belarus Tatiana Stolyarova and Deputy Director General of the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission Chen Hongkai, BelTA learned from the press service of the SCST.

The radiation situation in Belarus is improving, Yekaterina Shmeleva, deputy head of the Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety of the Emergencies Ministry of Belarus (Gosatomnadzor), said at a press conference, BelTA informs.

A large-scale campaign “Together for a strong and healthy family” dedicated to Family Day will be running in Belarus on 12-17 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Labor and Social Security Ministry.

Belarus openly and progressively promotes the ideas of peace and the policy of friendship at all international forums, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said at the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly meeting in St. Petersburg to mark the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, BelTA has learned.

Following consultations between the staff of the Belarusian Embassy in Egypt and their Omani counterparts, the authorities of the Sultanate of Oman officially confirmed that Belarusian citizens can obtain visas free of charge upon arrival in Oman, BelTA learned from the National Tourism Agency. 

China's Changzhou is hosting the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum. A delegation of the Belarus’ Ministry of Internal Affairs headed by First Deputy Minister - Head of the Public Security Police Yuri Nazarenko is taking part in the event, BelTA learned from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The future of the Belpochta postal service - from traditional letters to digital services and e-commerce - was discussed at a meeting with Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin, BelTA learned from the press service of the government.

Head of the 17th Belarusian Antarctic Expedition Aleksei Gaidashov handed over to the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) the flag of Belarus that traveled to the Earth's cold pole, BelTA learned.

Belarus and Pakistan have established solid inter-parliamentary contacts, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova said during a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on 11 April, BelTA learned.

Belavia is set to resume direct flights from Minsk to the capital of Russia’s Dagestan – Makhachkala on 26 April, BelTA learned from the press service of the air carrier.