Elections are the main form of manifestation of the people's sovereignty, Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus Igor Karpenko said at a meeting of the Central Election Commission of Belarus to mark the 35th anniversary of the Belarusian institution of elections, BelTA has learned. “On 4 December 1989, still as part of the Soviet Union, the Supreme Council of the BSSR adopted a resolution on the establishment of the central election commission as a permanent state...

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Türkiye with concurrent accreditation to Iraq Viktor Rybak met with President of the Supreme Judicial Council Judge Faik Zidan on 3 December, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The parties discussed the implementation of the agreements reached during the visit of the Iraqi delegation to Belarus in November 2023. The parties also touched upon the prospects for further judicial...

Representatives of the Belarusian tourism industry took part in an information tour of the Chinese Province of Henan at the end of November, BelTA learned from the National Tourism Agency.  The delegation included representatives of the tour operators authorized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China to receive groups of Chinese tourists, the National Tourism Agency and the Chinese Cultural Center in Minsk.  The tour participants visited the key...

Belarus is open to active development of mutually beneficial cooperation with the law enforcement agencies of the United Arab Emirates, Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Kubrakov said at the closing ceremony of the training course for employees of the UAE Ministry of Internal Affairs, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs. Attending the event were Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the UAE to Belarus Ibrahim Salim Mohamed Al Musharrakh and...

Belarus highly values constructive and result-oriented cooperation with IOM, Permanent Representative of Belarus to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva Larisa Belskaya said at the 115th session of the Council of the International Organization for Migration, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She extended congratulations to DG Amy Pope on her successful and very impressive first year in the Office.  “Belarus highly values...

A delegation of the Investigative Committee of Belarus led by First Deputy Chairman Oleg Shandarovich has paid a visit to Uzbekistan, BelTA learned from the Investigative Committee of Belarus. The working trip started with a visit to the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Tashkent. Uzbek colleagues demonstrated information products, spoke about the activities of the department, and got the Belarusian delegation with the material and technical support of the Main Department of Internal...