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India is interested in economic cooperation with Vitebsk Oblast in such areas as woodworking, water purification, pharmaceutics, and personnel training for oil processing industry.

On 2 March, the headquarters of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee hosted an event to sign the program of implementation of the cooperation agreement between the Republic of Belarus and the Belarusian Orthodox Church in Vitebsk Oblast for 2021-2025.

The Belarusian opposition is preparing to stage a provocation on 25-27 March, State Security Committee (KGB) Chairman Ivan Tertel said on the air of the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA informs.

Enterprises affiliated with the state association Vitebsk Concern "Meat and Dairy Products" more than doubled their exports to China in 2020, BelTA learned from the concern.

More efforts will be poured into increasing the usage of local kinds of fuel in Belarus. Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich made the statement as he and Vitebsk Oblast Governor Nikolai Sherstnev visited the peat brick plant OAO TBZ Braslavsky on 3 March, the press service of the Energy Ministry told BelTA.

Over 1,000 patients have undergone rehabilitation after the coronavirus in the Vitebsk Oblast WWII Disabled Veterans Hospital Yurtsevo since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.