MINSK, 27 December (BelTA) – The draft amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus have been published on the website of the National Legal Internet Portal, BelTA has learned. The National Legal Information Center shall coordinate the collection of citizens' opinions on the draft amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus submitted for public discussion. People's opinions on the draft amendments and additions to...

MINSK, 14 December (BelTA) – The bill “On the genocide of the Belarusian people” passed its first and second reading at the sixth session of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus, BelTA has learned. The bill was submitted to the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Belarusian parliament, by MP Lilia Ananich. It is the first legislative document to recognize the genocide of the Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War and in the...

MINSK, 8 December (BelTA) – On 1 January 2022 Belarus will introduce a food embargo against a number of products from countries, which take unfriendly actions against the Belarusian state, the press service of the Belarusian government told BelTA as it commented on the Council of Ministers' resolution No.700 “On the application of special measures in relation to certain types of goods” of 6 December 2021. According to the source, the Belarusian government has taken measures in...

MOSCOW, 1 December (BelTA) – The business forum “Great Stone Industrial Park: Best Opportunities for Investment and Cooperation in the EAEU” took place in the Business and Cultural Complex of the Belarusian Embassy in Moscow on 1 December. The event brought together ambassadors and senior diplomats from almost 30 countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America, as well as some European countries, BelTA has learned. Opening the forum, Minister Counselor of the Belarusian Embassy...

MINSK, 23 November (BelTA) – Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Regional Director for IOM's Regional Office covering South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Renate Held and Deputy Director of the UNHCR Regional Bureau for Europe Angela Li Rosi in Minsk on 23 November, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus. During the meeting, the parties reaffirmed commitment to maintaining and further developing...

MINSK, 11 November (BelTA) – The consignment of the Chinese coronavirus vaccine has already been delivered to the Belpharmatsiya and Beltamozhservice warehouses, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry. Last night a military transport aircraft Il-76MD with the Chinese cargo on board landed on the Belarusian airfield in Machulishchi. The aircraft delivered the Chinese vaccine SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated by Sinopharm. The total route was 13,600km. “The...

MINSK, 3 November (BelTA) – About 30,000 biometric passports and ID cards have been issued in Belarus over the course of two months, BelTA learned from an interview with Head of the Citizenship and Migration Department of the Belarusian Internal Affairs Ministry, Police Colonel Aleksei Begun. The interview is published on the ministry's website. According to the source, about 30,000 biometric passports and ID cards have been issued to Belarusian citizens and foreigners, who permanently...

MINSK, 28 October (BelTA) – More than 2.12 million Belarusians have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus infection, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry. “More than 2,798,000 people in Belarus have got the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, of them over 2.12 million have been fully vaccinated,” the press service informed. BELARUSIAN NEWS

MINSK, 20 October (BelTA) – In line with the Council of Ministers' Resolution No. 590 of 18 October 2021, the Consulate General of Belarus in New York will close. The resolution was officially published on the National Legal Internet Portal on 20 October, BelTA informs. According to the document, the consulate general shall close on 20 October 2021. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was authorized to take care of the organizational and financial aspects of the closure. The decision comes into...

GOMEL, 29 September (BelTA) – The output of the Belarusian peat industry is expected to increase over the course of five years. Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich mentioned it while on a tour of the peat extracting enterprise Zhitkovichi TBZ, BelTA has learned. The official underlined the peat industry has a lot of promise. Shipments of peat products are expected to increase by 2-3% every year, resulting in a 15-20% increase over the course of five years. The output of fuel...