A “Meeting of Friends” was held in Hanoi as part of events to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Belarus and Vietnam, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission in Hanoi. The guests were greeted by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Vietnam Vladimir Borovikov. The diplomat opened an archival photo exhibition dedicated to the first visit of President Ho Chi Minh to Minsk that took place 65 years ago. The...

Almost 380,000 foreigners have visited Belarus as part of the visa-waiver travel program, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus. Since the launch of the visa-waiver program for neighboring EU countries, Belarus has hosted 378,290 arrivals: 244,017 citizens of Lithuania, 26,534 non-citizens and 86,752 citizens of Latvia, and 20,987 Polish citizens. Over the past week, Belarus hosted over 8,000 visa-waiver arrivals, most of them being citizens of Lithuania. More...

Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko paid a visit to the Begoml auxiliary boarding school of Dokshitsy District to present New Year's gifts to orphans and children left without parental care on 23 December, BelTA has learned. Participation in the nationwide charity campaign Our Children has become a good tradition for the House of Representatives. “It is a pleasure to spend this wonderful, magical, and festive day...

Despite difficulties Belarus' energy industry is finishing the year with decent results. Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich mentioned it during a solemn event timed to Energy Industry Worker's Day, BelTA has learned. According to Viktor Karankevich, the year 2022 has not been simple. “A lot of factors affected the operation of the energy industry but the year is ending with decent results. The realization of the most important projects was secured. The construction and...

Positive feedback from Belarus' visa-free travel program is behind the latest decision to extend the program. Head of the Central Consular Office of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andrei Kozhan mentioned it while talking about the ministry's initiative to extend visa-free travel arrangements for residents of Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland onto 2023, BelTA has learned. Andrei Kozhan reminded that Belarus waived visas for citizens of Lithuania, citizens and non-citizens of...

Belarus will send humanitarian aid to Pakistan to help it alleviate the consequences of devastating floods, BelTA learned from the Emergencies Ministry. On behalf of the head of state and in pursuance of the Council of Ministers' decision, the Emergencies Ministry joined efforts with other departments to provide humanitarian assistance to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan affected by devastating floods. The government of Pakistan will be given gasoline pumping units, a diesel...