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A delegation of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam is in Belarus on a visit, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Internal Affairs Ministry. The delegation includes children of law enforcers killed or injured in the line of duty. Internal Affairs Minister Ivan Kubrakov and the heads of the Internal Affairs Ministry's units greeted the guests at Minsk National Airport. According to the Internal Affairs Ministry, the program of the Vietnamese delegation's visit to Belarus is...

Belarusian Sport and Tourism Minister Sergei Kovalchuk summed up the results of the 2nd CIS Games on the air of the ONT TV channel, BelTA reports. "The format was open. We hosted representatives of 22 countries. We changed the format of the Games itself. We held it not in one city, as it was in Kazan, but all over the country: regional centers, three district centers, the city of Minsk. We are trying new formats for various kinds of competitions: championships within the framework of the...

So far Team Belarus have won 105 medals at the 2nd CIS Games and are currently second in the team medal standings, BelTA has learned.   Team Belarus have 25 gold, 30 silver and 50 bronze medals. Only Team Russia are ahead, with 141 medals (69, 48, 24). Uzbekistan goes third with 41 (8, 13, 20). All in all, representatives of 11 states out of 22 participating ones have won medals at the Games so far.   The evening program on 9 August features the final bouts in freestyle wrestling...

Work to fix power supply continues in areas of Belarus that have been affected by a recent bout of violent weather, representatives of the national energy company Belenergo told BelTA. According to the source, rough winds caused multiple trees to fall. Some of them broke power transmission line poles and overhead wires. Most of the power outages occurred in Vitebsk Oblast. Crews from Minsk Oblast, Grodno Oblast, and Mogilev Oblast have been sent to help fix the power grid over there....

The organization of the 2nd CIS Games in Belarus is excellent, Tajikistan's Deputy Prime Minister Matlubakhon Sattoriyon told the media on 7 August, BelTA has learned. “I would like to express sincere words of gratitude for the hospitality and warm welcome in Belarus. It is very beautiful and incredibly hospitable here. We felt comfortable and cozy. You can see that everything is made with love here. We wish happiness, joy, harmony and prosperity to the Belarusian people. Belarus is a...

African and Latin American countries are also interested in taking part in the CIS Games, Belarusian Sport and Tourism Minister Sergei Kovalchuk told a press conference on 6 August, BelTA has learned. “Many countries have already compiled competition calendars for the year. Getting ready for the event, we were preparing infrastructure, accommodation for a certain number of people. Any large-scale event should be held taking into account preliminary preparations. It is very difficult to...