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VITEBSK, 19 August (BelTA) - Representatives of Polotsk’s retail and catering companies will hone their culinary and marketing skills in Lithuania, Sweden and Latvia, BelTA learnt from the Polotsk District Executive Committee. In line with the Bella Cuisine project (Culinary service improvement in Latgale and Vitebsk regions based on culinary heritage concept), representatives of six retail organizations from Polotsk will go to Zarasai (Lithuania), Karlshamn (Sweden) and Kraslava...

MINSK, 6 August (BelTA) - The third phase of the upgrade project at Orsha Linen Mill (Vitebsk Oblast) will cost about ?70 million, First Deputy Chairman of Bellegprom Group Sergei Misuragin told a press conference dedicated to Bellegprom’s performance in H1, BelTA has learnt. “This project involves both reconstruction of the existing factories and installation of technological equipment,” said Sergei Misuragin. He added that at present Bellegprom is seeking additional funding and...

VITEBSK, 11 July (BelTA) - The 22nd international arts festival Slavonic Bazaar opens in Vitebsk on 11 July, BelTA has learnt. Partaking in the opening concert will be artists and art groups from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Denmark, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia and France. Stars and famous art groups will feature, too, including Anatoly Yarmolenko and the Syabry band, Inna Afanasyeva, Anzhelika Agurbash, Alyona Lanskaya, Edita Piekha, Nadezhda Babkina and the ensemble Russian Song, Alexander...

VITEBSK, 18 June (BelTA) - The issues of boosting the Union State border security will be discussed in Novopolotsk, Belarus, on 20 June, BelTA learnt from aide to the press service chief of the Polotsk border detachment Denis Glebko. The 40th session of the Union State Border Committee will take place in Novopolotsk on 20 June. Attending the session will be State Secretary of the Union State Grigory Rapota, members of the Union State Parliamentary Assembly, top officials from the Border...

VITEBSK, 20 May (BelTA) – The border regions of Belarus and Latvia are launching a project on culinary heritage development Bella Cuisine as part of the cross-border cooperation program of Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus, BelTA learnt from coordinator of the project Anton Rodnenkov. The Bella Cuisine project will be implemented in the Polotsk, Lepel, Miory, Glubokoye and Verkhnedvinsk regions of Vitebsk Oblast and the Aglona, Kraslava, Dagda, Rezekne and Ludza territories of Latgale...

MINSK, 29 April (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko heard out a report from Prosecutor General Alexander Konyuk on 29 April, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA. The head of state was informed about the crime situation in Belarus. Alexander Lukashenko remarked that despite the overall reduction of the crime rate repeated crimes and domestic crimes are still a problem. The President also said he wanted pressure kept in the fight against corruption...