Latvia is interested in bolstering good neighborly relations with Belarus. Scheduled for 16 January, the forthcoming visit of Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins to Minsk is designed to take bilateral cooperation to new heights. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Latvia to Belarus Einars Semanis granted an interview to BelTA to talk about the matters the negotiations will focus on, including preparations for a visit of Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko to Riga, oil...

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed the decrees to award the Spiritual Revival award and special prizes to art luminaries, BelTA learned from the Belarusian leader's press service. Five Spiritual Revival awards will be bestowed upon groups of workers and representatives of religious associations for their humanitarian activities in 2019. The award will be conferred to the head of the parish of St. Mary Magdalene Church of the city of Minsk, Archpriest Ivan Khoroskevich...

Orsha Linen Mill and OAO Lenta will take part in the Heimtextil 2020 expo, which is scheduled to take place in Frankfurt, Germany, representatives of the Belarusian state light industry concern Bellegprom told BelTA. In particular, Orsha Linen Mill will present the best samples of organic flax fabrics, towels, tablecloths, plaids, and bed linen. OAO Lenta will present a broad range of proprietary products. The company is a major manufacturer of textile small wares such as...

Belarus’ state investment program for 2020 has been approved by decree No.468 signed by Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko, BelTA learned from the press service of the head of state. Taking into account the investment opportunities of the national budget, the program will concentrate funds on the facilities to be commissioned in 2020 and on transitional facilities with a high degree of construction readiness. Some Br581 million will earmarked to finance 107 facilities included...

An honorary consulate of Ukraine solemnly opened on Suvorova Street in Vitebsk on 11 December, BelTA has learned.  Ukraine’s Ambassador to Belarus Igor Kizim noted that the opening of the consulate will facilitate interregional ties between Vitebsk Oblast and Ukrainian regions, first of all, economic contacts.  “The work on establishing the consulate started after my first visit to the city about 1.5 years ago. I realized back then that Ukraine is not represented in...