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The Russian Center of Science and Culture in Helsinki is hosting the exhibition “Khatyn Tragedy. 80 years of pain, sorrow and memory”, BelTA learned from the Belarusian embassy in Finland. The exposition has been developed jointly with the National Archives of Belarus and the Khatyn Memorial Complex. The exhibition showcases photos of different years, reflecting the memory of the civilians - victims of the Nazi invaders, and unique documentary evidence of the crimes committed by...

A broad public discussion of the updated version of the national security concept has been launched in Belarus, a military analyst with the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Research (BISR) Andrei Chernobai told reporters on the sidelines of the expert seminar “Ensuring National Security of the Republic of Belarus in Modern Conditions” that took place at the BISR, BelTA has learned. The expert seminar discussed the proposed amendments to the National Security Concept. In fact,...

The leadership of the Belarusian mechanical engineering company Amkodor and Russia's Bashkortostan have outlined new areas of cooperation, BelTA learned from the press service of the company. The Amkodor representatives paid a visit to the Republic of Bashkortostan to get familiar with the facilities under construction: the site of the enterprise to produce machines and equipment for post-harvest grain processing and the site of the production and service center. The delegation...

A delegation of Belarus' Grodno Oblast will visit Russia's Republic of Bashkortostan on 21-24 March, BelTA learned from the press service of the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee. The delegation is set to meet with the leadership of Bashkortostan, to tour the industrial and agricultural enterprises, the Development Corporation of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the special economic zone of the industrial and production type Alga. The delegation will also attend a ceremony to launch...

A total of 12,532 Ukrainian nationals have arrived in Belarus since 1 January 2023, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus. According to the committee, 9,167 citizens of Ukraine came to Belarus via Poland, 2,444 - via Lithuania and 921 - via Latvia. Since 24 February 2022, Belarus admitted 87,236 citizens of Ukraine. 15,890 people arrived in Belarus directly from the territory of Ukraine. 55,672 citizens of Ukraine came to Belarus via Poland, 12,594 - via...

The Eurasian Economic Commission and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives have opened applications for the first international climate contest Green Eurasia, official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission Iya Malkina said at a briefing for the press in Moscow on 15 March, BelTA has learned. “The purpose of the contest is to find effective climate practices and to scale them up in the Eurasian Economic Union,” said Iya Malkina. Commercial organizations, government...