The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the eighth convocation passed the bill “On Ratification of the Agreement on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Cuba” at a sitting of the second session on 12 December, BelTA learned. The bill provides for the ratification of the agreement on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs affairs between the Government of the...

The minimum wage will increase in Belarus to equal Br726 as from 1 January 2025. The corresponding resolution was signed by Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, BelTA learned from the press service of the government. The current minimum wage established on 1 January 2024 is Br626. According to the press service of the Labor and Social Security Ministry, the minimum wage will be increased by Br100, or almost 16% over January 2024. The ministry recalled that the minimum wage is the lowest...

The Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia is extremely important for the two countries, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Governor Gleb Nikitin told reporters following a meeting with Chairperson of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova, BelTA has learned. The 12th Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia will take place in Nizhny Novgorod in 2025. “It is noteworthy that the forum will be held under the patronage of the upper houses of parliaments of our countries. And today Natalya...

CSTO Deputy Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov thanked Belarus for the initiative to hold the Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security during the joint session of the Council and the 17th plenary session of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly held in Moscow on 9 December, BelTA has learned. "It is worth emphasizing the valuable Belarusian initiative to hold the International Conference on Eurasian Security. We are grateful to our colleagues for holding its second edition in...

For the first time Minsk Arena will need so much electricity! This is what the employees of the sports facility say about the upcoming large-scale sports and entertainment show Time of Our Victories. The show will take place on 7 December, BelTA has learned. Why is this the first project of such a scale? The organizers call it partly experimental and, what is more important, socially-oriented. Attending the show will be mostly students from all over the country who have been invited to...

This Saturday, 7 December, Minsk Arena will host a large-scale sports and entertainment show Time of Our Victories, BelTA has learned.  The name was chosen for a reason and echoes the concept of the show. According to the organizers' idea, it is divided into 12 thematic sections, by analogy with a dial: Time to Dream, Time to Love, Time to Create, Time to Be Friends. The final section will be titled Time of Our victories. Every section includes several acts. The line-up will feature...