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VITEBSK, 11 March (BelTA) – Vitebsk will hold the regional selection round for the song contests of the 23rd International Festival of Arts Slavonic Bazaar at the Vitebsk Culture Center on 11 March, BelTA learnt from the center. Vitebsk will hold the regional selection round of the children’s song contest for the first time. Partaking in the elimination stage will be singers from Lepel, Dokshytsy, Polotsk, Novopolotsk, Tolochin, Beshenkovichi, and Vitebsk. “Every contestant will...

VITEBSK, 4 March (BelTA) – Performers from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Spain, Poland and Germany will take part in the concerts of the 27th International Festival of Ancient and Contemporary Chamber Music which is due in Polotsk on 13 March - 2 May, BelTA learnt from the Concert Hall in St. Sophia Cathedral. The Music of Kings program will open the festival. People’s Artist of the Republic of Belarus soloist of the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater Oksana Volkova...

VITEBSK, 25 February (BelTA) – The Latgale region of Latvia and Vitebsk Oblast will run an international technical aid project “Fostering home-based self-employment opportunities” as part of the cross-border cooperation program Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus, BelTA learnt from the Association of Employers and Entrepreneurs (Vitebsk). The association underlined that the major objective of the project is to increase economic activity of artisans. “Many of them create original and unique...

NOVOPOLOTSK, 12 February (BelTA) – An agreement on the establishment of a joint guaranteeing association has been signed by Beltamozhservice and Russian insurance company Arsenal, BelTA has learnt. The document was signed in Novopolotsk during the 10th session of the joint board of the customs services of the Customs Union member states on 12 February. “The integration between the customs services has been gaining momentum, which has an impact on their control functions. One of...

MINSK, 4 February (BelTA) - The winners of the 53rd edition of the Art of Book National Contest were announced. The Grand Prix (Triumph nomination) was awarded to the Polotsk Gospel issued by the publishing house of the Belarusian Exarchate of the Moscow Patriarchate, BelTA learned from the Information Ministry. The book collections “Vyanok" and "Golden Collection of the Belarusian Literature” by the Mastatskaya Litaratura publishing house were named winners in the...

SMOLENSK, 27 January (BelTA) – Smolensk Oblast of Russia and Vitebsk Oblast of Belarus signed an action plan on trade and economic, sci-tech and cultural-humanitarian cooperation between for 2014-2015. The document was signed by Chairman of Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Alexander Kosinets and Smolensk Oblast Governor Alexei Ostrovsky in Smolensk on 27 January, BelTA has learnt. The two regions intend to stimulate business activity of economic entities, organize joint exhibitions...