Belarus has hosted 661,725 arrivals from the neighboring EU countries since the launch of the visa-waiver program, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.
They include 421,474 citizens of Lithuania, 45,469 non-citizens and 148,639 citizens of Latvia, and 46,143 Polish citizens.
Since the start of the year 2023, Belarus has welcomed 276 739 visitors from the neighboring EU states: 173 211 citizens of Lithuania, 60 505 citizens and 18 590 non-citizens of Latvia,...
Some 4.069 million tonnes of grain crops, including rapeseed, have already been harvested in Belarus, BelTA learned from the Agriculture and Food Ministry.
As of 8 August, cereals and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat and millet) were harvested from the area of 936,600 hectares, which is 48,9% of the designated area. Some 3.176 million tonnes of grain have been threshed, showing average yields of 33.9 centners per hectare.
Winter rapeseed for grain was cut on 316,200...