The presidents of Belarus and Russia have the same views on Slavic brotherhood, i.e. everyone who wants to be friends with the two countries is welcome, State Secretary of the Belarus-Russia Union State Dmitry Mezentsev said at a Union State concert dedicated to the 85th anniversary of composer Igor Luchenok, BelTA has learned. “We have come to this ancient and happy city for the Slavianski Bazaar festival. We are feeling these emotions, the joy of communication and we are fully...

The Belarusian healthcare system is directed towards patients, BelTA learned from Guido Giammarini, deputy chief physician at the Mazzoni Hospital in the Italian city of Ascoli Piceno. An Italian delegation is in Minsk on a visit on 13-15 July. The visit has been made possible thanks to the “Friendship without borders: Belarus – Italy” project, which is being implemented by the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus. The visit's schedule is packed. Today...

The exhibition “Rendezvous with Brazil” featuring the works by 14 Belarusian artists opened in the Art Museum of Vitebsk on 12 July, in the run up to the Slavianski Bazaar, BelTA has learned. The exhibition was presented by the Embassy of Brazil in Belarus. On display are several dozen works made in different techniques: painting, graphics, art object, installation, watercolor. Through the synthesis of arts, artists show their vision of the distant country....

Ehearsals and stage equipment tests have started at the Summer Amphitheater, the main stage of the International Arts Festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk.

Belarus has hosted over 233,091 visa-waiver travelers from the neighboring EU countries since 1 January 2023, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus. Since the start of the year, Belarus has welcomed 149,538 citizens of Lithuania, 47,880 citizens and 14 906 non-citizens of Latvia, and 20,767 Polish citizens. Belarus has hosted over 618,077 arrivals from the neighboring EU countries since the launch of the visa-waiver program, including 397,801 citizens of...