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Belarus hosted 6,524 European visitors as part of the visa-waiver program program over past week, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee. A total of 991,295 European residents have visited Belarus since 15 April 2022. They included 310,416 people from Latvia, 571,497 people from Lithuania and 99 625 people from Poland as well as 9,757 citizens from the 35 countries which were added to the visa waiver program on 19 July 2024. Detailed information about the visa waiver is available...

Belarus has implemented 27 projects worth over $5 billion with the China's support since 2008, Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov said in an interview to Belarus 1 TV channel on 27 October, BelTA has learned. "China was the only country that provided Belarus with loans for industrial enterprises. Both loans and direct investments were injected into these 27 projects. The point is that over these years no other country provided financing for industrial development...

The first day of the Marathon of Unity will kick off in the city of metallurgists, Zhlobin, on 25 October, BelTA learned from the organizers. Zhlobin will be hosting visitors and participants of the nationwide social and cultural campaign Marathon of Unity on 25-26 October. This is the second stop on its route throughout Gomel Oblast and the third one from its start. A new project of the Marathon of Unity called “We Are Doing One Thing!” will be launched in Zhlobin. The project...

A total of 153 territorial commissions and more than 5,000 precinct commissions will be formed for the presidential election in Belarus, Chairman of the Belarusian Central Election Commission Igor Karpenko said, BelTA has learned. "To organize the presidential election, we will set up 153 territorial commissions and more than 5,000 precinct commissions. When forming commissions, it is important to comply with the law. It is also advisable to take into account the experience of citizens'...

Belarus has signed agreements in civil aviation with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Morocco, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry. At the ICAO Air Services Negotiation (ICAN2024) Event in Malaysia, representatives of the Aviation Department of the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry signed an intergovernmental agreement on air traffic with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a memorandum of understanding with the aviation authorities of the State of Kuwait,...

The number of large families in Belarus has increased by 10% over the past three years, Belarusian First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov said during a joint sitting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic in Minsk on 22 October, BelTA has learned. "We have expanded the family capital program. Over the past three years, the number of large families has increased by 10% and exceeds 123,000. Since the family capital program was launched, more than 140,000 deposit...