Brest is gearing up to host the tenth edition of the Belarusian-Russian Youth Forum on 20-22 June, BelTA has learned. The forum will bring together 60 people. These are young people aged between 18 and 35: representatives of youth public organizations, leaders of youth movements, students, representatives of government bodies of Belarus and Russia, and distinguished guests. The business program of the forum includes meetings with experts in youth policy, representatives of...

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Uzbekistan Leonid Marinich took part in the international conference Shanghai Cooperation Organization: From Central Asia to Eurasia, BelTA has learned. The conference was timed to the 20th anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Charter, representatives of the Belarusian embassy in Tashkent told BelTA. In his speech Leonid Marinich pointed out that in his congratulation to Shanghai Cooperation Organization Secretary...

Heads of the transport ministries of Belarus and Uzbekistan have agreed to advance cooperation, the press service of the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry told BelTA. A videoconference meeting of Belarusian Transport and Communications Minister Aleksei Avramenko and Uzbek Transport Minister Ilkhom Makhkamov took place. The officials talked about more frequent passenger and cargo flights, liberalization of international freight transportation by road, and the invigoration...

The exhibition about Pakistan will introduce Belarusians to Pakistan's traditional and contemporary art, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Pakistan to Belarus Sajjad Haider Khan said at the opening ceremony of the exhibition “Contemporary Art of Pakistan” at the National Library of Belarus. The exhibition is timed to the 75th anniversary of Pakistan's independence, BelTA has learned. “It is a great pleasure for me to welcome our distinguished guests at...

Belarus takes an active part in preparing a program on developing the national nuclear infrastructures of the CIS states. Head of the International Cooperation Department of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor) Natalya Danilenko mentioned it at a media briefing held in BelTA's press center to discuss new trends in the global nuclear safety regime for Belarus. Speaking about interaction within the framework of the...

Another round of Belarus-Venezuela ministerial consultations has taken place in Caracas, BelTA learned from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Belarusian delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yevgeny Shestakov, the Venezuelan delegation was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Europe Daniela Rodriguez. The diplomats exchanged views on a wide range of issues of the bilateral and international agenda. The parties also discussed joint efforts to overcome...