GRODNO, 4 August – Minsk is set to host a forum of patriotic forces on 9 August, learned from Chairman of the Belaya Rus public association Oleg Romanov. “A forum of patriotic forces will be held on the initiative of Belaya Rus in Minsk on 9 August. It will be attended by the main public associations and some political parties of Belarus. Their heads will speak at the forum,” said Oleg Romanov. In his words, the main task of the forum is to compare notes on the further...

MINSK, 3 August – Canadian forward Nick Merkley has signed a one-year contract with HC Dinamo Minsk, learned from the press service of the Belarusian hockey club. The 25-year-old player spent a big part of the previous season in the American Hockey League. Nick Merkley played in 59 matches for San Jose and Hartford where he scored a total of 46 (16+30) points. Nick Merkley also played nine games for the San Jose Sharks in NHL scoring three assists. The Canadian played a total of...

MINSK, 2 August – Moscow is hosting the Pavel Lednev Cup pentathlon final featuring the best athletes of Belarus and Russia, has learned. Ten Belarusian and 26 Russian athletes won spots in the men's final following three stages. Ilya Palazkov of Belarus clinched bronze finishing second in swimming, fourth in fencing, fifth in cross-country running and showing the best result in equestrian show jumping. The Belarusian scored a total of 1,477 points to place third. Gold and silver...

MINSK, 1 August – Belarusian scientists intend to expand academic partnerships with the UAE, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vladimir Gusakov said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates to Belarus Ibrahim Salim Mohamed Almusharrekh on 1 August, learned from the press service of the National Academy of Sciences. “The Academy of Sciences would like to collaborate with the United Arab...

BREST, 29 July - About 30 delegations came to Brest to help the city celebrate its 1003rd birthday on July 29 and 30, has learned. Brest is hosting delegations from Poland, Latvia, Slovakia, Germany, Russia's Samara, Kovrov, Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, Izhevsk, Petrozavodsk, Ryazan, Astrakhan and Malgobek, as well as representatives of diplomatic missions. "Despite the fact that some cities have sent notices that they suspend or break cooperation with us, we have not removed...

MINSK, 28 July - At the invitation of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Kenya Pavel Vzyatkin took part in the exporters roundtable forum, learned from the Belarusian embassy in Kenya. The event was attended by Kenyan officials and business circles, representatives of the foreign diplomatic corps. In his speech to the Kenyan business audience, the Belarusian diplomat...