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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has signed Decree No. 506 "On the development of Orsha District, Vitebsk Oblast" that approves the district's development program for the period till 2023, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. The program seeks to address key issues of Orsha District. Its ultimate goal is to create conditions conducive to comprehensive social and economic development of the district. This implies measures to improve the quality of life, to...

Keys to 120 apartments in a public welfare house located at 92 Leningradskaya Street and built using Chinese investments were handed over to residents in the Vitebsk City Executive Committee, BelTA has learned. The ten-story house was built in line with the Belarusian-Chinese intergovernmental agreement. The apartments went primarily to orphans, families with children with disabilities, and large families. "The support is modest, but from the depth of our hearts," noted Ambassador...

A press tour for Russian journalists will kick off in Polotsk and Novopolotsk of Vitebsk Oblast on 11 December, BelTA learned from the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee. Taking part in the press tour, which will be running through 14 December, are about 100 representatives of Russian regional, federal and Union State media, experts and bloggers from Moscow, St Petersburg, Tambov, Bryansk, Belgorod, Tula, Smolensk, Pskov, Voronezh, Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Kaliningrad and other regions of...

A concert by Merited Artist of Russia Boris Berezovsky opened the 30th edition of the Ivan Sollertinsky International Music Festival at the Vitebsk Regional Philharmonic, BelTA has learned. The Russian musician is one of the world's most famous pianists, a "Steinway Artist". The pianist has a very busy schedule, but Ivan Sollertinsky's son Dmitry somehow managed to arrange the performance of the renowned musician in Vitebsk. The pianist performed music by Mily Balakirev, Nikolai...

The Grand Prix holder of the 31st International Festival of Modern Choreography (IFMC) was announced in Vitebsk on 25 November. The jury unanimously decided to give the main prize to students of the Central Academy of Drama from Beijing who presented their performance Adult Games at the festival, BelTA has learned. The first prize went to Rima Pipoyan's project Woman Before Taking A Decision (Yerevan, Armenia). The second prize went to three acts: Look by Tremors Dance Company...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed Decree No. 445 "On financing investment projects" to promote the social and economic development of Orsha District, Vitebsk Oblast, and implement investment projects on 16 November, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. In accordance with the document, in 2018-2020 OAO Belagroprombank will issue loans under the guarantees of the government to OAO Vitebskmyasomolprom to build a pig-breeding facility and loans to Orsha...