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Thursday, 04 January 2024

Three little Belarusians born in first minutes of 2024 received the first gifts from President

Another good tradition is to congratulate moms who gave birth to babies in the first hours of the New Year. Today, three little Belarusians, who were born in the first minutes of this year, received the first gifts from the President in their lives. The Filistovich family was congratulated by Minister of Health Dmitry Pinevich on behalf of the head of state at the Minsk Regional Clinical Maternity Hospital. This is the tenth child in the family of farmers from Vileyka District. The boy was named Alexander. In total, three residents of the region received the most precious gift of fate in this maternity hospital on January 1.

Wednesday, 03 January 2024

Sobriety Race held in Minsk

Belarus ran into the New Year in a sportive way. Traditionally, on January 1, the buffs of a healthy lifestyle joined the Sobriety Race. Athletes from different parts of Belarus take part in it. And this time more than 500 people wishing to run 5 km and get an unforgettable energy boost for the whole year gathered at the start near the Christmas tree near the Palace of Sports. A sea of smiles, New Year mood and colorful costumes of the participants. Even Santa Claus changed his warm felt boots for comfortable sneakers.

Friday, 29 December 2023

164 initiative groups in support of candidates to Belarusian Parliament registered

Belarus registered 164 initiative groups to collect signatures in support of candidates to the House of Representatives, BelTA learned from the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus.

Thursday, 28 December 2023

Turkish Presidential Library gives 100 books to National Library of Belarus

The Turkish Presidential Library has presented books to the National Library of Belarus, BelTA learned.

Wednesday, 27 December 2023

New Year Tree in Minsk among top ten tallest in CIS

Belarus' national New Year Tree has made it into the top 10 tallest New Year trees in the CIS, BelTA learned from the data of the TourStat portal.

Tuesday, 26 December 2023

Over 411,000 foreigners use visa-waiver to visit Belarus since year-start

Since the start of the year 2023, a total of 411,360 residents of the neighboring EU states of Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have taken advantage of the visa waiver to come to Belarus, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

Friday, 22 December 2023

Positive trends in development of heavily populated districts in Belarus

A session of the Council of Ministers' Presidium took place on 21 December to discuss the fulfillment of instructions of the head of state and the government concerning the accelerated social and economic development of 11 administrative territories with the population of at least 80,000 people, BelTA has learned.

Thursday, 21 December 2023

Belarus' upper house of parliament to sit on 22 December

A sitting of the 11th session of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus of the seventh convocation will take place on 22 December, BelTA learned from the press service of the upper house of Belarusian Parliament.

Wednesday, 20 December 2023

Sergeyenko: Regional media need to be proactive

The editorial offices of regional media should not only stay in tune with the information agenda but also work proactively, lead the agenda and take the initiative, Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko said at a meeting to discuss the effectiveness of the regional media in implementing the state information policy, BelTA has learned.

Tuesday, 19 December 2023

Minsk hosts CIS ministerial consultations

The consultations on foreign policy planning of the ministries of foreign affairs of the CIS member states took place in Minsk on 18 December, BelTA learned from the press service of the CIS Executive Committee.