Belarus is set to develop a program to upgrade its construction industry, Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Sivak said at a joint sitting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus on 25 September, BelTA has learned. “The construction industry requires more investment. Improved pricing in the sector strengthens sources to increase both wages and investment. A decision has been made to develop a program to upgrade house building...

Belarus is genuinely committed to promoting sustainable development, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic, National Coordinator for the Sustainable Development Goals Sergei Khomenko said at the third plenary segment of the UN Summit of the Future in New York, BelTA has learned. “We strongly believe that even in the current difficult situation, UN member states can and should effectively address common challenges and threats. We hope that the Summit of the Future will...

Citizens of Germany and Estonia have taken advantage of Belarus' visa waiver more often than others, BelTA has learned from the State Border Committee. Since the visa waiver program was updated two month ago, Belarus has welcomed about 6,000 visitors from 35 European countries. Most of them were from Germany and Estonia: 2,333 and 1,193 respectively. The top five countries whose citizens visited Belarus without visas also include Italy (379 visitors), France (220) and the United...

Belarus has admitted 98,962 citizens of Ukraine since the start of the year, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee. Of them 39 people came to Belarus from Ukraine, 78,555– from Poland, 18,897– from Lithuania, 1,471 – from Latvia. Since 24 February 2022, a total of 245,454 citizens of Ukraine have arrived in Belarus: 15,957 crossed the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, 176,343 came from Poland, 47,147 - from Lithuania, and 6,007– from Latvia.

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Belarus Alireza Sanei, the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told BelTA. The meeting focused on the development and prospects of Belarusian-Iranian relations in various spheres, the realization of agreements reached by the leaders of Belarus and Iran. Maksim Ryzhenkov and Alireza Sanei also talked about the current progress of fulfillment of bilateral projects in the...