The launch of a direct flight between Minsk and Urumqi will give a new impetus to Belarus-China cooperation, Director of the Aviation Department of the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry Igor Golub said during the presentation of a new regular flight of Belavia airline, BelTA has learned. Igor Golub pointed out that the countries have built an effective partnership which is gaining momentum in many areas. "The launch of a direct flight between Minsk and Urumqi will give a...

The second day of the Marathon of Unity will feature various locations, open-air exhibitions and expositions, a city quest "This is the homeland of mine", a Meet-and-Greet with Director General of the National Library of Belarus Vadim Gigin, 21-time Paralympic champion Ihar Boki, Honored Artist of Belarus Ruslan Alekhno, radio host, editor-in-chief of Alpha Radio Vadim Shepet, a concert by the President Orchestra and much more. The concert, which will take place in Bobruisk Arena, will...

In the current conditions, it is very important to maintain dialogue on combating illegal migration, UNHCR representative Christine Goyer said at the international conference in Minsk to discuss regional cooperation in combating illegal migration, BelTA has learned. “It is paramount to maintain dialogue on such difficult issues as illegal migration,” she stressed. According to her, there are more than 123 million displaced persons in the world, about 45 million people were forced to...

The territorial election commissions have accredited 593 national observers for the presidential election, BelTA learned from the Central Election Commission of Belarus. Most of the observers represent public associations - 423 people. 43 people represent citizens, 17 - labor collectives, 110 - political parties. Six observers have been accredited at the CEC of Belarus. The CEC recalled that a political party, a public association, the labor collective of an organization or the...

 As of 1 November 2024, a total of 141,905 large families have opened deposit accounts in Belarus under the family capital program, including 82,600 deposit accounts to the total amount of $826 million and 59,300 deposit accounts to the total amount of Br1.5 billion, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Labor and Social Security Ministry. As of 1 November, a total of 90,465 families applied for permission to use family capital ahead of schedule. Of them, 72,948 applied to...

The war and history drama "Time to Return" was screened in the Russian House in Sofia, Bulgaria on 12 November to mark the 80th anniversary of Belarus’ liberation from Nazi invaders, BelTA has learned from the Belarusian Embassy in Bulgaria. In his speech, Charge d'Affairs of Belarus to Bulgaria Nikita Leshukov noted that the Great Patriotic War had a lasting and profound effect on the history of Belarus. The country lost every third resident in the war. Thousands of cities and villages...