Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko took part in the ceremony to plant a tree in Shakarparian Park in Islamabad, BelTA has learned. Shakarparian Park is located in the historical center of Islamabad. If translated from Punjabi, the name means “sweet” and “place of recreation”. The Pakistan Monument is located on the western peak of the park’s hill. The Pakistan History Museum is next to it. The eastern peak where gardens are located is a popular park for recreation, walks,...

Belarus is ready to implement complex energy-saving solutions, BelTA learned from Andrei Minenkov, Head of the Research and Technology Policy and Foreign Economic Ties Office of the Energy Effectiveness Department of the State Standardization Committee of Belarus, during the roundtable session held on 19 May to discuss an international project that the UNDP is implementing. The project envisages the development of an integrated approach to the expansion of the energy saving program. The...

The government should do its best to retain the skilled workforce, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said at the session held on 14 May to discuss the current situation on the labor market and the social protection of the population, BelTA has learned. The session focused on the situation in the Belarusian labor market. “This issue is especially important as it affects the interests of many people and has an impact on the stability of the state,” Alexander Lukashenko noted....

In the run-up to the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated all Belarusians on this great and sacred holiday, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state. “On this sacred day we are especially grateful to the liberators and people working in the rear who defended the freedom and independence of our Motherland in the fierce fight against Nazi invaders. The holiday celebrated on 9 May is inseparably...

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has wished Happy Labor Day to Belarusian people, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state. “We traditionally celebrate it as a sign of respect to people of various professions and generations, as a symbol of solidarity of workers,” the message of greetings reads. “In the run-up to the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory over Nazi invaders we are especially grateful to the veterans and teams of workers who restored our...

The new building of the Embassy of Belarus in Hungary was solemnly opened in Budapest on 24 April, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told BelTA. Taking part in the ceremony were Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alena Kupchyna, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, ambassadors of the OSCE states, who are accredited in Budapest, and representatives of Hungarian mass media. In her speech the Belarusian Deputy Minister...