Belarus has always taken an active part in the work of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and has maintained a proactive position. Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Zhang Ming made the statement as he met with Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Igor Petrishenko, BelTA has learned. Zhang Ming said: “I would like to congratulate the Belarusian nation on Belarus becoming the tenth Shanghai Cooperation Organization member state. We and colleagues have done...

During the opening ceremony of the international art festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko presented the festival’s key prize – the Belarus president’s special prize “Through art towards peace and mutual understanding” –to People’s Artist of Russia Grigory Leps, BelTA has learned. “Thank you very much for such a high award! Thank you for appreciating my musical labor. I wish happiness, good health, and all the best to your...

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Belarus Boris Gryzlov, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told BelTA. Maksim Ryzhenkov and Boris Gryzlov discussed the schedule of events to be held within the framework of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, including the organization of a session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State on the occasion of the 25th...

Belarus and Sverdlovsk Oblast of Russia have everything in place to achieve $1 billion in trade, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said as he met with Sverdlovsk Oblast Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev, BelTA has learned. “Last year, Belarus was a partner country at the INNOPROM expo. We held a large number of meetings and negotiations, toured many enterprises. This is already bearing fruit. In 2023, our trade was estimated at $800 million, an increase of 5% over 2022. Over...

A delegation of the Training and Administration Department of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China is in Minsk on a visit, BelTA learned from the Defense Ministry of Belarus. The Chinese delegation and their Belarusian counterparts discussed the organization of the training process and ways to improve the training system at military educational institutions of Belarus and China. They also explored prospects for bilateral cooperation in military training...