More than 109,000 Ukrainian nationals have arrived in Belarus since 24 February 2022, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus. “Since the start of the year Belarus has admitted 34,451 citizens of Ukraine: 25,071 came to Belarus via Poland, 7,490 via Lithuania and 1,890 via Latvia,” the State Border Committee informed. A total of 109,155 Ukrainian nationals have arrived in Belarus since 24 February 2022. According to the committee, 15,890 people arrived in...

Belarus wants to show its potential and hospitality during the Belarus-Uzbekistan Women's Business Forum, Chair of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly Natalya Kochanova told reporters, BelTA has learned. A meeting to discuss preparations for the forum was held at the Council of the Republic. The meeting was chaired by Natalya Kochanova and attended by members of the Presidium of the Council of the Republic, heads of central government agencies, state-run institutions...

Belarus has harvested one million tonnes of grain of cereal crops, the Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA. “As of 26 July a total of 1,064,000 tonnes of grain of cereal crops were threshed, with the average yield at 35.8 centners per hectare. Taking into account rapeseed, this figure is higher and is already more than 1.5 million tonnes of grain," the Agriculture and Food Ministry said. As of today's morning, cereals and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat and...

Young people from other countries want to study at Belarusian universities, as it is prestigious, Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova told reporters following the meeting of the National Council of Rectors of Higher Education Institutions of the Republic of Belarus that was hosted by the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, BelTA has learned. “It was a pleasure for me to take part in the work of the council that was established by...

Belarus has completed the winter barley harvest, the Agriculture and Food Ministry told BelTA. As of 24 July, cereals and leguminous crops (excluding corn, buckwheat and millet) were harvested from the area of 240,700 hectares, which is 12.2% of the designated area. 847,100 tonnes of grain were threshed, with the average yield at 35.2 centners per hectare. Winter rapeseed to be used as grain was gathered from 154,500ha of land or 46.4% of the designated area, with 350,200 tonnes...