A group of experts on cooperation between the foreign ministries of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) met at the CIS headqua rters in Minsk on 10 March, BelTA learned from the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. Taking part in the video conference were representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the CIS Executive Committee. The participants of the meeting finalized and...

Belarus' forest reserves are projected to increase by 5% within 1.5 years, Forestry Minister of Belarus Vitaly Drozhzha told the Belarus 1 TV channel, BelTA has learned. “Forest restoration might be done within three years after the felling. This is the deadline stipulated by law. In reality, everything is done faster. Reforestation should outpace deforestation. There is every reason to believe that we can increase our forest reserves by 5%. I think this will be done within a year and...

Georgian Airways has resumed flights from Tbilisi to Minsk and back, BelTA learned from the press service of Minsk National Airport. Flights will be operated on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays throughout 25 March. Flights will leave Tbilisi at 5.00 and arrive in Minsk at 9.15. Return flights will depart from Minsk at 10.15 and land in Tbilisi at 14.45.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus has approved the results of the constitutional referendum, BelTA has learned. The Central Election Commission received all seven protocols of voting results from the oblast election commissions and the Minsk city election commission. In accordance with Article 121 of the Electoral Code, the results of the national referendum were summed up at a meeting of the Central Election Commission. In addition, copies of voting protocols of...

Belarus is taking part in the EURIE Eurasia Higher Education Summit in Istanbul on 2 March, BelTA learned from the Education Ministry. These are Minsk State Linguistic University, Belarusian State Technological University, Masherov Vitebsk State University, Brest State Technical University, Belarusian-Russian University, Sukhoi Gomel State Technical University, Skaryna Gomel State University and the Belarusian State Economic University. Chairman of the National Council of Rectors...