MINSK, 13 June (BelTA) – Belarus will deliver the high-quality CIS Games, CIS Deputy Secretary General Dauren Abayev tld the media in Minsk on 13 June, BelTA has learned. "We examined the sports facilities of the Republic of Belarus to be used in the upcoming 2nd CIS Games. The Republic of Belarus is ready, the infrastructure is ready. The atmosphere is good. We believe that Belarus will be an excellent host of the CIS Games," Dauren Abayev said....

MINSK, 12 June (BelTA) - The West is trying to justify its illegal actions on the economic blockade of Belarus, Belarusian Labor and Social Security Minister Irina Kostevich said at the 111th session of the International Labor Conference in Geneva, BelTA has learned.  "Western countries and individual trade unions do not need the truth. Their task is to justify their illegal and unjust actions aimed at the political isolation and economic blockade of Belarus. It is unfortunate...

MINSK, 10 June (BelTA) – Belarus posted deflation in May, BelTA learned from the National Statistical Committee of Belarus. In May 2023 the index of consumer prices for goods and services totaled 99.7% as against April 2023 and 102.7% as against December 2022. In May 2023 the base index of consumer prices, which does not account for changes in prices for individual goods and services susceptible to administrative and seasonal factors, stood at 100.01% over April 2023 and 101.6% in...

Almaty hosted the 23rd regular meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Financial Intelligence Units on 7 June, BelTA learned from the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. The meeting brought together delegations from Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, the Secretariat of the CIS Council and Executive Committee. The meeting was also attended by representatives of the International Training and Methodology Center for...

We have increased the number of state-funded student places in universities and reduced the number of tuition-paying places, Education Minister Andrei Ivanets said at a meeting hosted by the head of state to discuss the current university admission campaign, BelTA has learned. The minister noted that more than 50,000 people are expected to be admitted to universities in Belarus this year. "Of these, 28,400 are state-funded places. I would like to emphasize that this is an...