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The war and history drama "Time to Return" was screened in the Russian House in Sofia, Bulgaria on 12 November to mark the 80th anniversary of Belarus’ liberation from Nazi invaders, BelTA has learned from the Belarusian Embassy in Bulgaria. In his speech, Charge d'Affairs of Belarus to Bulgaria Nikita Leshukov noted that the Great Patriotic War had a lasting and profound effect on the history of Belarus. The country lost every third resident in the war. Thousands of cities and villages...

A recent poll suggests that Belarusians are confident about their future, Director of the EcooM think tank Sergei Musiyenko told BelTA. The respondents were asked “How do you think your life will change in the future?”. 79.2% of respondents answered “It will change for the better or remain the same”, 5.7% said that “It will change for the worse” and 15.1% found it difficult to answer. “Belarusians are confident about their well-being in the future, the well-being of their...

The talks between Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and representatives of the West may pave the way for de-escalation in the region, political scientist Piotr Petrovsky said in a new episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel. A reminder, at the Dazhynki 2024 harvest festival the Belarusian leader shared tidbits of his non-public four-hour talks with representatives of Western states. “It would be wrong to think that there were no consultations...

A Union State media company has been established, Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko told journalists following the meeting of the Union State Council of Ministers in Minsk on 5 November, BelTA has learned. “Today, a Union State media company has been instituted, its charter and composition of the supervisory board have been approved. The media organization will act as a single editorial board and buyer of content aimed at promoting the Union State, highlighting its...

The opening ceremony was attended by Belarus’ Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Minister Sergei Maslyak, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan, representatives of the Xi'an Center of Geological Survey at the China Geological Survey at the Ministry of Natural Resources of China and the Research and Production Center of Geology.  The environmental agencies of China and Belarus maintain a very high level of...

The Belarusian car manufacturer SZAO BelGee intends to expand the car lineup, BelTA learned from BelGee Director General Gennady Svidersky as a new BelGee showroom was opened in Minsk. X50 and X70 crossovers are now marketed under the BelGee brand. The S50 sedan is supposed to become available in showrooms by the end of the year. Among other things the company is considering a car powered by methane. Gennady Svidersky remarked: “We started working on it in May with assistance of OAO...