The Belarusian military aircraft with a batch of 1.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine produced by Sinopharm Corporation (Vero Cell) on board has arrived at Machulishchi airfield from the People's Republic of China, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Defense Ministry. The crew of the military transport aircraft flew the Machulishchi-Beijing-Machulishchi route, covering a total of about 13,500km. The flight took 19.5 hours with stops for refueling in Russia. The military pilots crossed five...

A session of the coordinating council of Belarusian associations of Moldova took place in Chisinau, representatives of the Belarusian embassy in Moldova told BelTA.  Representatives of the embassy of the Republic of Belarus, leaders of the Belarusian associations in Moldova, active representatives of the Belarusian diaspora took part in the event. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Moldova Anatoly Kalinin talked about Belarus' social and economic development in...

The Healthcare Ministry of Belarus has allowed the vaccination of children against COVID-19, BelTA informs citing the press service of the Healthcare Ministry.  Belarus will expand its COVID-19 vaccination program to include children aged 12-17. Parents or legal representatives of children should sign an informed consent for vaccination.  Healthy children aged 12-17 will have to wait six months after a coronavirus infection before having a COVID jab.  Belarus will offer China's...

Chairman of Belarus' Investigative Committee Dmitry Gora met with Chairman of Russia's Investigative Committee Aleksandr Bastrykin in St Petersburg, representatives of the Investigative Committee told BelTA.  The two officials signed an updated program on cooperation in the area of forensic support and support for preliminary investigation for the 2022-2023 period. The document will allow improving cooperation between the agencies in law enforcement and pretrial proceedings in criminal...

On the invitation of the Russian side, Chairman of Belarus' Investigative Committee Dmitry Gora has arrived in St Petersburg on a working visit, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Investigative Committee. The program of the visit will include a working meeting between the heads of the two committees, a visit to the St. Petersburg Academy of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, and the signing of a cooperation program on forensic support for preliminary investigation for...