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A total of 47,750 foreign nationals have visited Belarus without visas since 1 January 2024, BelTA has learned from the State Border Committee. These included 26,634 citizens of Lithuania, 9,853 citizens and 2,384 non-citizens of Latvia, and 8,879 citizens of Poland. Since the launch of the visa-waiver program, Belarus has welcomed a total of 848,356 visitors, including 521,845 citizens of Lithuania, 194,654 citizens and 58,499 non-citizens of Latvia, and 73,358 citizens of Poland....

More than 30 applications from young women representing eight countries were submitted to the organizating committee of the Grace International contest of national cultures, creativity and beauty in Vitebsk, BelTA learned from the Vitebsk Cultural Center. Applications were accepted until 5 March. Applications were received from young women aged 18 to 30 years studying at Belarusian universities. Traditionally, contestants will include representatives of Belarus, Russia, China, Venezuela,...

The updated Constitution is a guarantee of progressive constitutional development of the Republic of Belarus in the long term. This is the introductory part of the address to the Belarusian president and the National Assembly “On the state of constitutional legitimacy in the Republic of Belarus” which was voiced by chairman of the Constitutional Court of Belarus Piotr Miklashevich on 5 March, BelTA has learned. “The updated Constitution is a guarantee of progressive constitutional...

Given the scale of the tasks facing the healthcare system, there is no time to waste, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he met with Healthcare Minister Aleksandr Khodzhayev, BelTA has learned. On 5 March, the prime minister received Healthcare Minister Aleksandr Khodzhayev with a report. The agenda of the meeting included the changes in the structure of the central office of the Healthcare Ministry, the  pharmaceutical industry, the regulation of prices for paid services...

The Belarus-Türkiye business forum will be held on 5 March. It will be organized by the National Center for Marketing and Price Study of Belarus jointly with the Business People's Association (ASRIAD) of Türkiye, BelTA learned from the National Center for Marketing and Price Study. The forum will be attended by 13 Turkish companies specializing in the production of packaging materials, spare parts for automotive and agricultural machinery, furniture,  catering services, logistics, etc....

Deputies of the House of Representatives of the seventh convocation have made a great contribution to the stability and peaceful life in Belarus, Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko told the media, BelTA has learned. Vladimir Andreichenko noted that the time of the tenure of the outgoing House of Representatives was not easy. "We all saw how both external forces and internal ill-wishers tried to destabilize the situation in Belarus. But the president and the...