Regionalization is replacing globalization in addressing a number of issues, thus regional organizations need to play a bigger role in building a fair economic and political world order, SCO Deputy Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev said, BelTA has learned. “The theme of the conference is aligned with the SCO philosophy, goals and objectives. The organization seeks to counter terrorism and separatism, but today we have to admit that despite all the achievements of mankind, the number and...

Minsk is hosting an international conference to discuss legal problems of cooperation between the border agencies of the CIS member states in tackling cross-border crime on 30 October, BelTA has learned. The conference is being held under the auspices of the CIS Council of Border Guard Troops Commanders. According to Sergei Zhilinsky, the head of Belarus' Border Guard Service Institute, the conference brought together high-level delegations, including the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist...

Belarus hosted 6,524 European visitors as part of the visa-waiver program program over past week, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee. A total of 991,295 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022. They included 310,416 people from Latvia, 571,497 people from Lithuania and 99 625 people from Poland as well as 9,757 citizens from the 35 countries which were added to the visa waiver program on 19 July 2024. Detailed information about the visa waiver is available...

Belarus has implemented 27 projects worth over $5 billion with the China's support since 2008, Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov said in an interview to Belarus 1 TV channel on 27 October, BelTA has learned. "China was the only country that provided Belarus with loans for industrial enterprises. Both loans and direct investments were injected into these 27 projects. The point is that over these years no other country provided financing for industrial development...

The first day of the Marathon of Unity will kick off in the city of metallurgists, Zhlobin, on 25 October, BelTA learned from the organizers. Zhlobin will be hosting visitors and participants of the nationwide social and cultural campaign Marathon of Unity on 25-26 October. This is the second stop on its route throughout Gomel Oblast and the third one from its start. A new project of the Marathon of Unity called “We Are Doing One Thing!” will be launched in Zhlobin. The project...

A total of 153 territorial commissions and more than 5,000 precinct commissions will be formed for the presidential election in Belarus, Chairman of the Belarusian Central Election Commission Igor Karpenko said, BelTA has learned. "To organize the presidential election, we will set up 153 territorial commissions and more than 5,000 precinct commissions. When forming commissions, it is important to comply with the law. It is also advisable to take into account the experience of citizens'...