MINSK, 20 March (BelTA) – Early spring grain and leguminous crops have been sown on an area of 34,700 hectares in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Early spring grain and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat and millet) were sown on an area of 34,700 hectares, which is 5.57% of the plan. The regional breakdown is the following: crops were sown on an area of 20,700 hectares in Brest Oblast, 420 hectares in Vitebsk Oblast, 3,590 hectares in Gomel...

MINSK, 12 March (BelTA) – The nomination of candidates for delegates to the Belarusian People’s Congress is beginning on 12 March, BelTA has learned. Prospective delegates are nominated by organizational structures from the regions and the city of Minsk and are elected by the governing bodies of civil society entities from among members of these entities (they should be members of this civil society entity). There should be delegates from each region and the city of Minsk....

MINSK, 6 March (BelTA) – A new resident company - Digna-HTP from Belarus - has been registered at the China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone, BelTA learned from the industrial park’s press service. The company will produce metal-ceramic packages for integrated circuits. These packages make IC safe and easy to install. The products are meant for the domestic market and will also be exported to the Eurasian Economic Union member states. BelTA – News from Belarus

MINSK, 28 February (BelTA) - Belarus is in favor of peaceful evolution of human rights, Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Ambrazevich said at a session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, BelTA has learned. The Belarusian diplomat recalled that the world has recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document was drawn up immediately after the Second World War. "The intellectuals of that era tried to prevent the...

MINSK, 22 February (BelTA) – Belarus is ready to arrange a joint business forum with Zimbabwe in Minsk, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sergei Aleinik said at the first meeting of the Joint Standing Commission for Cooperation between Belarus and Zimbabwe on 22 February, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the beginning of his speech the Belarusian foreign minister noted that he was very glad to visit this friendly nation again and thanked...

MINSK, 15 February (BelTA) – Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Ambrazevich accepted copies of credentials from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nepal to the Russian Federation with concurrent accreditation to Belarus Milan Raj Tuladhar on 14 February, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The parties considered the Belarusian-Nepalese relations, discussed promising areas of bilateral political, trade and...

TASHKENT, 8 February (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko laid a wreath at the Independence Monument in Tashkent during his official visit to Uzbekistan on 8 February, BelTA has learned. The monument is located in the New Uzbekistan Park, which was opened on 31 August 2021 to mark the 30th anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence. The monument is a 60-meter stele, crowned by the Humo bird of happiness - a symbol of peace, prosperity and freedom. At the base and around...

The Supreme State Council approved a Union State action plan to mark the 80th anniversary of Belarus’ liberation from the Nazi invaders, BelTA has learned. The plan includes socially significant events in culture, education, sport, health resort treatment and a number of information projects (a total of 27 events). The central event of the Union State as part of the 80th anniversary celebrations will be a large-scale gala concert titled as One Great Victory for All in...

MINSK, 24 January (BelTA) – The growth rate of the output of industrial goods made by enterprises run by the Belarusian Industry Ministry totaled 112.6% in 2023 in comparable prices, the Industry Ministry press service told BelTA. The press service noted that the industry outperformed targets in 2023. To compare: in 2022 the output growth rate of Industry Ministry enterprises totaled 108% in comparable prices. Thus, the output increase registered in 2023 exceeded the figure registered...

MINSK, 17 January (BelTA) - The accreditation with the information center of the Belarusian Central Election Commission will remain open until 16 February, Belarusian First Deputy Information Minister, head of the info center Andrei Kuntsevich said during the seminar-conference "The role of the media in creating effective communication during election campaigns," in Minsk on 17 January, BelTA has learned. As it has been reported, the CEC information center will operate from 24 to 26...