All canards and information attacks target first of all the authorities, Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova told reporters, BelTA has learned. “Of course, this is primarily directed against the authorities despite the fact that we have something to be proud of, for example, the performance of our agriculture this year. Our grain harvest approximates one tonne per capita, and even more. We have a broad assortment of products on store shelves today. The...

Belarus has sent a humanitarian cargo to Sudan as it is struggling with the devastating aftermath of floods, BelTA learned from the Emergencies Ministry of Belarus. On behalf of the head of state and in pursuance of the decision of the Council of Ministers the Emergencies Ministry collected and sent humanitarian aid to the Republic of the Sudan. The Emergencies Ministry was assisted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Grodno Oblast...

Russia's Bashkortostan is interested in developing joint varieties of grains and oilseeds with Belarus, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan - Minister of Agriculture Ilshat Fazrakhmanov said as he visited the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) in Minsk on 17 November, BelTA has learned. "We plan closer cooperation with the institutes of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. I would like to note that Belarus has good...

A delegation of the Belarusian Embassy in China visited the city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission in China. During the visit, the Belarusian delegation held a number of meetings and negotiations with representatives of local authorities and business, including top executives of the Economic & Commercial Counselors Alliance in China (ECCAC). The parties discussed the prospects for further cooperation of ECCAC with industrial...

As of 1 November 2022, a total of 119,872 deposit accounts were opened for large families under Belarus' family capital program, including 82,500 deposit accounts at the total amount of $825 million and 37,300 deposit accounts at the total amount of Br886 million, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Labor and Social Security Ministry. A total of 63,926 families applied for permission to use family capital ahead of schedule. Of them, 53,902 applied to use the money to improve housing...