Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with the Papal Legate, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches of the Holy See, Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti in Minsk on 29 June, BelTA learned from the press service of he Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Papal Legate arrived in Belarus as a special envoy of Pope Francis to participate in the celebrations dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Coronation of the Budslau Icon of the Mother of God. “The...

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Sergei Aleinik has met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary to Belarus Zsolt Csutora who is completing his diplomatic mission in the country, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  Sergei Aleinik thanked the Hungarian ambassador for many years of fruitful work, a significant personal contribution to Belarus-Hungary relations and the strengthening of cooperation between...

MINSK, 27 June (BelTA) – Belarus will work out an algorithm on how to use tactical nuclear weapons in response to external aggression. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the relevant statement after the ceremony held on 27 June to present shoulder boards to high-ranking officers. Representatives of mass media and political analysts took part in the ceremony, BelTA has learned. While asking Aleksandr Lukashenko a question, the political analyst Aleksandr Shpakovsky...

MINSK, 26 June (BelTA) - The first exchange transaction for white granulated sugar to Moldova has been registered at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE), BelTA learned from the BUCE press service. The pilot purchase amounted to 210 tonnes. The sugar was purchased by a company that is the largest sugar importer in Moldova. BUCE expects that the pilot transaction will become the starting point for regular deliveries of Belarusian sugar to Moldova, since the same...

MINSK, 23 June (BelTA) – More than 60,000 people visited the new museum in the Khatyn Memorial Complex in three months, Minsk Oblast Governor Aleksandr Turchin said at the solemn ceremony to mark the Day of Prosecutors that took place at the Mound of Glory Memorial Complex, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Turchin thanked the Prosecutor General's Office for investigating the genocide of the Belarusian people. Materials of this criminal case made up the core of the exposition....

MINSK, 22 June (BelTA) – Belarusian machines were showcased at the international agribusiness expo Field Day in Tula Oblast, Russia, the press service of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA. The expo gathered over 1,000 guests from various countries. Manufacturers of agricultural machines, crop protection agents, fertilizers, and seeds from Russia, Belarus, China, India, and other countries are represented at the expo. The Agriculture and Food Ministry...