MINSK, 31 March (BelTA) – The Belarusian Interior Ministry intends to advance cooperation with colleagues from Brazil, representatives of the Ministry told BelTA. On 31 March Belarusian Interior Minister Igor Shunevich met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil to Belarus Paulo Antonio Pereira Pinto. During the meeting the sides discussed the advancement of cooperation in law enforcement affairs. Prospects of establishing practical contacts between the relevant...

MINSK, 21 March (BelTA) - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has sent Nowruz greetings to President of Iran Hassan Rouhani and the people of this country, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. The head of state expressed confidence that the Belarusian-Iranian relations will be enhanced in all avenues. BELARUSIAN NEWS

MINSK, 16 March (BelTA) – Belarus’ Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alena Kupchyna took part in a ministerial roundtable of the 60th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, which is underway these days at the UN Headquarters, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Belarusian diplomat briefed the participants on the national measures Belarus takes to promote women’s rights as well as the position of the government on the...

MINSK, 11 March (BelTA) – Big Spanish construction company ACS has plans to invest in Belarus, BelTA learnt from the Embassy of Belarus in France. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to France with concurrent accreditation to Spain Pavel Latushko met with Director for Russia and the CIS of Spain’s ACS Miguel Franco on 9 March. The Spanish group, which operates in 70 countries, is one of the world’s biggest construction companies. Its annual turnover makes up ?60...

MINSK, 3 March (BelTA) – Belarus and the Council of Europe are mapping out ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told BelTA after a meeting between Permanent Representative of Belarus to the European Union, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Belgium Andrei Yevdochenko and Italian MP and PACE rapporteur on Belarus Andrea Rigoni that took place on 2 March. “The parties discussed the current state...

MINSK, 26 February (BelTA) - Culture is a bridge that connects the peoples of Belarus and China, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Cui Qiming said at the opening of the gala concert, Spring Festival Brings Joy to Belarus, that took place at the Belarusian State Philharmonics on 25 February, BelTA informs. The diplomat said that the program of the concert was developed to demonstrate the traditional and modern Chinese culture. He expressed an opinion that the...

MINSK, 18 February (BelTA) – A telephone conversation between Belarus’ Premier Andrei Kobyakov and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev took place on 17 February, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Council of Ministers of Belarus. “The two heads of government talked over the issues related to the Belarusian-Russian trade and economic relations and the schedule of the forthcoming contacts,” the press service informed. The parties also exchanged opinions on the integration...

MINSK, 10 February (BelTA) – The 23 rd edition of the Minsk International Book Fair opened in the Belarusian capital on 10 February, BelTA has learned. Guests from 29 countries will take part in the event which traditionally opens the calendar of international exhibitions. Among the participating countries is Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, the UK, Venezuela, Germany, Israel, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, China, the Republic of Korea, Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Palestine, Poland, Russia,...

MINSK, 2 February (BelTA) – Since 1999 Belarus’ Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection and the UNDP have implemented a number of peatland rehabilitation projects worth about $10 million, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative in Belarus Sanaka Samarasinha said before the presentation of the National Strategy for Conservation and Rational (Sustainable) Use of Peatlands on 2 February, BelTA has learned. "The United Nations Development Program has...

MINSK, 27 January (BelTA) – Belarus has approved its Year of Culture events calendar for 2016, BelTA learnt from the Council of Ministers. The plan features various contests, festivals, forum and other events. Thus, among the events slated for 2016 in Belarus in Belarus’ Capital of Culture, Art Patron of the Year of Culture, City of Culture in the Year of Culture (the best tourist center) and Man of the Year of Culture (among cultural workers). The results of the nationwide contests...