Vitebsk Oblast and Armenia will intensify cooperation in all areas, from science to trade to culture, Vitebsk Oblast Governor Aleksandr Subbotin said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to Belarus Razmik Khumaryan, BelTA has learned. The governor noted that it is extremely important to build and maintain contacts with other countries, especially given the difficult economic situation. “Cultural exchange, communication, and commercial projects are...

A Belarusian pavilion has been organized at the Caspian Oil & Gas 2022 expo in Azerbaijan, representatives of the BelInterExpo enterprise of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry told BelTA. The Belarusian companies Grodno Azot, Mogilevkhimvolokno, Mozyr Oil Refinery, Naftan, Polotsk-Steklovolokno, and Seismotekhnika put their products and services on display. Those include nitrogen fertilizers, polyamide and polyester yarns, cord fabrics, polymer composite materials,...

The Belarusian side accepted with great regret Israel's recent decision to refuse to service aircraft of the Belarusian flag carrier Belavia in the Ben Gurion Airport, representatives of the Belarusian embassy in Israel told BelTA. After Israeli aviation authorities green lighted the resumption of regular Belavia flights between Tel Aviv and Minsk on 15 May 2022, Belavia started thoroughly and scrupulously preparing to carry passengers from the two countries. It is obvious that...

The Belarusian Open Archery Cup took place at the sports and shooting complex named after Marshal S.K. Timoshenko in Minsk, BelTA learned from the press service of the National Olympic Shooting Sports Center. Taking part in the tournament were about 150 athletes from Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan. Belarusian archers won eight medals. Nina Sobol won silver in the women's individual recurve event. Second in the women's team event were Viktoriya Vakulchyk, Tatsiana Lybko and Natallia...

Foreign citizens will no longer be required to present PCR test results and COVID-19 vaccination certificates in order to enter Belarus as from 00:00 on 28 May. The emergency operations center under the Council of Ministers has decided in favor of scrapping these requirements, BelTA has learned. The Belarusian government's press service noted that the prime minister will sign the relevant Council of Ministers resolution soon. BelTA reported earlier that on 27 May Belarus President...