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30 December 2024
Culture Minister Ruslan Chernetsky told journalists about the regional stands in the Cultural Projects zone of the My Belarus exhibition that opened at the International Exhibition Center in Minsk, BelTA has learned.
“This venue cannot show all of our cultural achievements. No pavilion is big enough for that. But our most remarkable cultural and historical achievements are on display here,” Ruslan Chernetsky remarked. For example, the Vitebsk pavilion highlights the tradition of...
30 December 2024
It is necessary to finish construction work at the Minsk International Expo Center by May. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko gave the relevant instructions as he visited a new section of the third line of the Minsk metro on 30 December, BelTA has learned.
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “As for the expo center. I didn’t force you to rush its opening. But I want to warn you that the expo center should be built from the door to the conference hall the way they [foreign investors]...
27 December 2024
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with President of Russia Vladimir Putin on 25 December after an informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), BelTA has learned.
The meeting of the CIS heads of state took place in the territory of the all-season resort Igora outside St. Petersburg. President of Russia Vladimir Putin opened the summit. His country ends its presidency over the Commonwealth of Independent States this year and will transfer the authority to...
26 December 2024
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended Christmas greetings to Belarusian Christians celebrating Christmas on 25 December, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state.
“This holiday inspires faith in the power of love and humanity. Through good deeds and actions, tireless care for our neighbors, we replenish our spiritual strength and embrace the eternal truths,” the message of greetings reads.
Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that such days highlight the...
24 December 2024
On 23 December Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 470 to award the Order of Mother, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state.
The women were awarded for giving birth and raising five or more children. The awardees come from various walks of life. They work in the manufacturing sector, agriculture, construction, social security sector, banking sector, pharmaceutics, trade and communications, education, healthcare, culture and sports, some of them...
23 December 2024
As he met with Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, UAE Minister of Investment, Managing Director of the investment fund ADQ, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko mentioned many years of cooperation and the sharing of the best practices with the UAE in the sphere of information technologies, including social networks, BelTA has learned.
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “This is how our first steps, Belarus’ first steps in individual social networks started. Primarily in TikTok. I remember when your...
20 December 2024
During a working visit to the United Arab Emirates Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko met with Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, UAE Minister of Investment, Managing Director of the investment fund ADQ, BelTA has learned.
The day before upon arriving in the UAE on the working visit Aleksandr Lukashenko stated that over the course of several days he would like to discuss a number of matters in Belarus-UAE relations, meet with investors, who operate in Belarus and invest in the country’s...
19 December 2024
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated the managers, employees and veterans of OAO Peleng on the 50th anniversary of founding, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state.
“Half a century ago, the Peleng Central Design Bureau began developing and producing unique optoelectronic systems. All these years the enterprise has been a recognized leader in the field of space instrumentation, special optoelectronics for weapons and military equipment, security...
18 December 2024
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent National Day greetings to Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, his deputy Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani and the people of the country, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state. “Our country highly appreciates the achievements of the Qatari leadership who is committed to promoting sustainable development of the state, improving the well-being of the people and preserving order in their native...
17 December 2024
After visiting the Sohar Port and Freezone Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko went on a tour of the Sohar Fort, BelTA has learned.
The fort is one of the key attractions of the city of Sohar. It is located on the coast of the Gulf of Oman. The first fortification at this site dates back to the 13th century.
In 1507 the fort was captured by the Portuguese. It was rebuilt more than once. It acquired its present form in 1621. In 1643 the Portuguese were finally expelled from Sohar,...
27 December 2024
Tennis player Aryna Sabalenka and trampolinist Viyaleta Bardzilouskaya were named Belarus’ Female Athletes of the Year 2024 at the National Olympic Committee Awards ceremony in Minsk on 25 December, BelTA learned.
Sabalenka started the year 2024 with a victory at the Australian Open and became the first tennis player after Victoria Azarenka to defend the title in Melbourne. In September, Sabalenka won the US Open for the first time in her career. Also last season, Aryna reached the...
26 December 2024
In January-November 2024, Belarusian enterprises increased export sales to Russia through the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) by 9.5 times. The total amount of exchange transactions over 11 months amounted to $771.3 million, with 91% of supplies coming from the agro-industrial complex, Deputy Head of Foreign Economic Relations at BUCE German Puzyrny said as he spoke at the seminar “25 Years of the Union State. Results and Prospects of Industrial Dialogue Development” in...
24 December 2024
We see great prospects for car production in the Union State of Belarus and Russia, Belarusian Industry Minister Aleksandr Yefimov told the media, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Yefimov emphasized that the plans to ramp up car production in Belarus meet the market needs and goals. "Our joint market is large enough to absorb car production capacities both in our country and in Russia," he said. According to the minister, the Union State car market is quite large. Over 1.5 million new cars...
23 December 2024
The human rights commissioners of Russia and Ukraine exchanged parcels and letters for prisoners of war on the territory of Belarus, Russian human rights commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said in her Telegram channel, BelTA learned. “The human rights commissioners of Russia and Ukraine handed over 1,500 Christmas packages for Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war and letters from their families and friends within the framework of a joint humanitarian action in Belarus,” Tatyana...
20 December 2024
The foreign policy pursued by Poland can result in an uncontrolled escalation in Europe, BelTA learned from Press Secretary of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anatoly Glaz.
The other day Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski identified priorities of the ministry within the framework of Poland’s presidency over the European Union that will take place in H1 2025. A lot of attention is paid to Belarus: Poland intends to support and expand sanctions, reinforce the...
19 December 2024
Representatives of the governments of Belarus and Oman signed documents on cooperation and outlined roadmaps by sectors during the visit of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to Muscat, BelTA learned. A memorandum of understanding in the field of industrial cooperation was signed between the Belarusian Industry Ministry and the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion of the Sultanate of Oman. The parties also sealed a memorandum of understanding between the Omani...
18 December 2024
The CIS will open its election observation to monitor the presidential election in Belarus on 18 December, CIS Secretary General Sergei Lebedev told reporters, BelTA learned. “We are opening the mission tomorrow. The election observation center in the CIS Executive Committee is already up and running. We have received an invitation from the Republic of Belarus and are deploying this mission,” Sergei Lebedev said.
The presidential election in Belarus is scheduled for 26 January 2025....
17 December 2024
Belarus hopes to use SOHAR port and freezone for joint projects with Oman, Belarusian Industry Minister Aleksandr Yefimov told the media, BelTA learned. Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and members of the Belarusian delegation toured SOHAR port and freezone. “The purpose of the visit to SOHAR port and freezone is to select a site for joint ventures and the project to establish a hub of Belarusian industrial goods in the Sultanate of Oman in order to promote our goods to the...
16 December 2024
The Belarusian women’s football team is 50th in the recently published rankings of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), BelTA has learned. In early December, Belarus twice beat Uzbekistan in Tashkent – 1-0 and 3-0. Belarus’ women's national team scored 1495.84 rating points at the end of this year. The list of women's national teams is topped by the U.S. football team, with Spain going second, Germany - third, England - fourth place. Sweden closes the top...
13 December 2024
Historical memory is among the strategic national interests of Belarus, State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich said at the 2nd international conference dedicated to the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, BelTA learned.
“Today we see the world stability and the established system of international regional security crumble. New risks, challenges and threats to national security are emerging. We once again hear armored...