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...

On 14 May Chair of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly Natalya Kochanova and other officials laid flowers at the Shunevka memorial complex in Dokshitsy District. In the photo: Chair of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly Natalya Kochanova and Vitebsk Oblast Governor Aleksandr Subbotin.

During her visit to Dokshitsy District, Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of Belarus' National Assembly Natalya Kochanova visited the local bakery, BelTA has learned. The company is a subsidiary of the Vitebskhlebprom bakery association. The plant was built in 1974 on the basis of an old bakery. A bakery shop, a confectionery shop and an administrative building were erected in 1993. In 2005 and 2006, the company participated in the Bread and Confectionery competitions and won...

As of 1 May 2022, a total of 113,079 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 30,600 deposit accounts at the total amount of Br712 million, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Labor and Social Security Ministry. As of 1 May 2022, 54,555 families applied for permission to use family capital prematurely. Of them, 47,150 applied to use the money to improve housing...

The regional stage of the national children's festival Vyasyolkavy Karagod (Rainbow Circle Dance) took place in Vitebsk on 11 May. Taking part in the festival were 169 participants aged 3-18.