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VITEBSK, 20 April (BelTA) – The Easter Festival started in Vitebsk on 20 April, BelTA learnt from the eparchial administration of the Vitebsk Orthodox Eparchy. The festival organized within the framework of the nationwide program "Family. Unity. Fatherland" features a variety of activities. On 20 April, members of the Union of Folk Artists will hold a master class on painting Easter eggs in the Dvina cultural and historical center. The exhibitions of icons “The Image of Christ the...

VITEBSK, 20 April (BelTA) – Tursab, the Union of Turkish Travel Agencies, is showing an interest in organizing tours to Vitebsk Oblast, BelTA learnt from Alexei Matyushko, chief of staff of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee. Representatives of Turkish travel companies will visit Vitebsk Oblast in late August to get familiar with local tourism opportunities. They will make a presentation video and prepare advertising materials about the type of recreation that can be offered to foreign...

VITEBSK, 19 April (BelTA) – In January-March 4,700 residents of Vitebsk Oblast received Br1.7 billion worth of state targeted social assistance (STSA), BelTA learned from the committee for labor, employment and social protection of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee. One-parent families account for 27% of the total number of the targeted social aid recipients, two-parent families with one or two children for 12%, families with tree and more children for 13%, families with handicapped...

VITEBSK, 15 April (BelTA) – A delegation of the French canton of Chauffailles is set to get familiar with the development of agricultural production and education in Vitebsk Oblast. Guests from the partner city will be received in Novopolotsk on 16-22 April, BelTA learnt from Deputy Chairman of the Novopolotsk Town Council Vyacheslav Durnov. The French city and Novopolotsk have an agreement on cooperation in the economic, cultural and social areas. This time the French delegation...

VITEBSK, 15 April (BelTA) – A delegation of the French canton of Chauffailles is set to get familiar with the development of agricultural production and education in Vitebsk Oblast. Guests from the partner city will be received in Novopolotsk on 16-22 April, BelTA learnt from Deputy Chairman of the Novopolotsk Town Council Vyacheslav Durnov. The French city and Novopolotsk have an agreement on cooperation in the economic, cultural and social areas. This time the French delegation...

VITEBSK, 13 April (BelTA) – The Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee has charged district executive committees with providing the necessary aid to residents of Miory District, Sharkovshchina District and Glubokoye District, who have been affected by the 11 April Minsk metro bombing, representatives of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee told BelTA. According to the latest data of the Healthcare Department of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee, there are four Vitebsk Oblast residents...