Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to the people of the Republic of Finland as the country celebrates Independence Day, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. “Your country has achieved impressive results in social, economic, scientific and technical fields, which was largely attributed to the republic's traditional commitment to neutrality and peaceful coexistence in the region,” the head of state noted. “It is with great...

Belarusian and Russian athletes have been granted the right to play under the FIDE flag until the end of 2023, BelTA learned from the FIDE press service. The previous decision for the participation of Belarusians and Russians in international tournaments was valid through 31 December 2022. “The right to play under the FIDE flag is granted until 1 January 2024, unless decided otherwise. After this period, in the absence of other requests, the player will automatically be returned...

Representatives of Belarus' Investigative Committee have discussed fight against terrorism and the legalization of criminal revenues with foreign colleagues, the committee's press service told BelTA.   A delegation of Belarus' Investigative Committee led by Deputy Chairman Anatoly Vasilyev took part in the 37th plenary week of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Belarusian delegation presented a report on...

The House of Representatives' Standing Committees on Health, Physical Culture, Family and Youth Policy, on Labor and Social Issues, on International Affairs, as well as the Council of the Republic's Standing Committees on Education, Science, Culture and Social Development, on International Affairs and National Security have passed a joint statement in connection with by the illegal decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to suspend Belarus' membership in the IPC,...

Representatives of Belarus' Investigative Committee have discussed fight against terrorism and the legalization of criminal revenues with foreign colleagues, the committee's press service told BelTA.   A delegation of Belarus' Investigative Committee led by Deputy Chairman Anatoly Vasilyev took part in the 37th plenary week of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Belarusian delegation presented a...

Brest and the Russian city of Vladivostok may be twinned. The possibility was mentioned as Chairman of the Brest Oblast Executive Committee Yuri Shuleiko met with Governor of Russia's Primorye Territory Oleg Kozhemyako on 29 November, BelTA has learned. Oleg Kozhemyako said: “I think that signing an agreement between the capital cities of our regions – Vladivostok and Brest – will contribute to better mutual relations, to an increase in trade turnover, and will allow finding new...