Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Ambrazevich has met with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Belarus Tanja Radocaj to discuss cooperation between Belarus and UNICEF, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Yuri Ambrazevich emphasized the importance of cooperation with UNICEF for Belarus. UNICEF is an important partner of the Belarusian government when it comes to improving national policies and practices aimed at...

Minister of Housing and Utilities Andrei Khmel delivered a report on the state of things in Belarus' housing and utilities sector at a meeting hosted by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, BelTA has learned. Andrei Khmel noted that the issues that concern people the most in the housing and utilities sector are costs, quality and promptness of the provision of housing and utilities services. He recalled that local authorities in the regions were allowed to appoint...

The Ministry of Communications and Informatization will be granted new functions in the field of digitalization, Minister of Communications and Informatization Konstantin Shulgan told reporters following his meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to discuss the draft decree on the establishment of a digital development and informatization agency, BelTA has learned. “The main new function is to elaborate and coordinate the government policy. Development cannot be...

An exhibition timed to the Day of Unity of Peoples of Belarus and Russia has been opened at premises of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, BelTA has learned. Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Belarus Boris Gryzlov, top officials of the Belarusian Information Ministry and the Belarusian Culture Ministry, heads and representatives of diplomatic missions of the member states of the Commonwealth of...

There are plans to adopt a set of tax exemptions in order to develop the tourism industry, BelTA learned from Belarusian Sports and Tourism Minister Sergei Kovalchuk as the international tourism services expo Leisure 2022 opened in Minsk on 31 March. Sergei Kovalchuk said: “Today we have all the opportunities for the development of domestic tourism. We've been dreaming of demonstrating our own brand for many years and we are now ready to develop this sector. We are considering a...