Belarusian laptops became available in retail shops on 22 December, on the second day after mass production of the laptops began, BelTA has learned. A solemn ceremony to launch laptop sales took place in Galleria Minsk. The presentation of the Belarusian laptops attracted a lot visitors and buyers. You can take a look at the new Belarusian laptop, get professional advice from Horizont specialists, and buy a laptop now. Deputy Chairwoman of the Minsk City Executive Committee...

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong on 21 December, BelTA has learned. Topical matters of Belarus-China cooperation were discussed. Close attention was paid to the realization of agreements reached during a meeting of the heads of state of Belarus and China. Mutual commitment to further expansion and enhancement of bilateral interaction was reaffirmed.

Trade between Belarus and Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria surged by 61% in January-September, Belarusian Information Minister Vladimir Pertsov said during a meeting of the joint working group on cooperation between Belarus and Kabardino-Balkaria, BelTA learned from the Information Ministry. In January-September 2022 trade between Belarus and Kabardino-Balkaria amounted to $12.1 million ($7.5 million in the same period in 2021), or up by 61%, Vladimir Pertsov said. "We will close the...

Almost 370,000 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 369,703 arrivals: 25,786 non-citizens and 83,999 citizens of Latvia, 239,591 Lithuanian citizens and 20,327 Polish citizens. Over the past week, Belarus hosted 3,752 visa-waiver arrivals: 232 non-citizens and 745 citizens of Latvia, 2,379...

Around 71,000 Ukrainian nationals have arrived in Belarus since February, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus. “From 24 February to 16 December, Belarus admitted 70,935 citizens of Ukraine. 15,890 people arrived in Belarus directly from the territory of Ukraine. 43,801 citizens of Ukraine came to Belarus via Poland, 9,344 – via Lithuania and 1,900 - via Latvia,” the committee informed. Over the past week, Belarus admitted around 1,000 citizens of...

The Energy Ministry of Belarus and Russia's Gazprom discussed cooperation in the gas sector, BelTA learned from the press service of the ministry. A working visit of Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia Dmitry Krutoi with Gazprom Chairman Alexey Miller took place in St. Petersburg. The parties discussed the most important issues related to the gas sector, the ministry said.