Belarus has signed agreements in civil aviation with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Morocco, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry. At the ICAO Air Services Negotiation (ICAN2024) Event in Malaysia, representatives of the Aviation Department of the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry signed an intergovernmental agreement on air traffic with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a memorandum of understanding with the aviation authorities of the State of Kuwait,...

The number of large families in Belarus has increased by 10% over the past three years, Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov said during a joint sitting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic in Minsk on 22 October, BelTA has learned. "We have expanded the family capital program. Over the past three years, the number of large families has increased by 10% and exceeds 123,000. Since the family capital program was launched, more than 140,000 deposit...

The organizational meeting of geologists and the issues discussed at it will help make the program of future works as effective as possible, Belarusian Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Viktor Galanov told STV TV channel, BelTA has learned. The official was asked why the ministry was introducing such a format of work and what exactly the council of geologists would decide on. “This is the first organizational meeting - a new form of work for the Ministry of...

The work of the presidents of Belarus and Russia is a striking example of successful international relations, Belarusian Sports and Tourism Minister Sergei Kovalchuk said during his speech at the plenary session titled “Sport: Comprehensive view of the future” at the international forum “Russia is a sports power” in Russia's Ufa on 18 October, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Sports and Tourism Ministry. “One of the most notable examples of successful international relations is...

We propose to rename the station in Antarctica from Gora Vechernyaya to Belorusskaya, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences Vladimir Gusakov said at a meeting of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko with scientists and participants of Belarusian Antarctic expeditions in Minsk on 17 October, BelTA has learned. The head of the National Academy of Sciences reported on the expeditionary activities, international cooperation and the results of scientific research....

Belarus has made an informed choice in favor of SCO membership, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said during a meeting of the Heads of Government Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states, BelTA has learned. “This meeting is special for Belarus. This is the first time we are participating in the SCO Heads of Government Council event as a full member of the organization. We sincerely thank each of the countries for the support for our bid to join the SCO....