Belarusian agricultural workers have completed planting of vegetables, BelTA learned from the Agriculture and Food Ministry. As of 23 May, spring crops were planted on the area of 2,274,100 hectares. Planting was done on 91.5% of the area in Gomel Oblast, 86.6% of the area in Mogilev Oblast. Planting in Brest Oblast, Vitebsk Oblast, Grodno Oblast, and Minsk Oblast has been completed. Belarusian agricultural workers continue planting buckwheat (25,000 hectares, or 75.5% of the plan),...

Belarus' national pavilion opened at the 27th Azerbaijan International Food Industry Exhibition (InterFood Azerbaijan) and the 15th Azerbaijan International Agriculture Exhibition (Caspian Agro) in Baku on 18 May, BelTA learned from the Belinterexpo exhibition enterprise of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BelCCI). Taking part in the expos are 39 large food industry enterprises, scientific organizations, concerns, holding companies. The total area of Belarus' pavilion...

The Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the People's Republic of China, together with professional associations of the two countries, will hold the Belarus-China logistics matchmaking event on 24 May, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission in Beijing. The event will be held online and will draw a great number of Chinese companies. The embassy noted that this event will be a continuation of the online seminar on Belarus' logistics potential that was held on 28 April...

The main areas of cooperation between Belarus and Russia's Ingushetia will be culture, tourism, and high technology, Oleg Fursov, First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Ingushetia, told the media after the meeting of representatives of Belarus and Ingushetia in the Minsk City Hall on 17 May, BelTA has learned. “Belarusian goods are of high quality, both industrial goods and food products. Your stores are many in the Caucasus. We gladly use your goods, buy your...

Belarus' Permanent Representative to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva Larisa Belskaya met with Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Houlin Zhao on 16 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “The secretary general praised the level and constructive nature of cooperation between Belarus and the ITU, and noted the success of our country in the development of high-quality IT...