Ivan Bucha, Deputy Head of the Department of Aerospace Activities of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, spoke about the selection of cosmonauts and their preparation for a spaceflight in a new episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel. “Preparation for a spaceflight includes theoretical and practical components. Each astronaut must learn to use the equipment that is on the spaceship and ISS. It is not enough to know how to use it, it is...

Pakistan’s places of interest are represented at the international expo Leisure 2024 in Minsk, BelTA has learned. The Embassy of Pakistan has occupied one of the central locations at the expo site. The best places of interest were showcased during the event that gathered representatives of the tourism industry, travel enthusiasts, and mass media from all the regions. The embassy presented a program meant to highlight in detail the unique places of interest Pakistan boasts. The...

Members of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus of the eighth convocation adopted the bill “On the ratification of the cooperation agreement in security and counter-terrorism between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the United Arab Emirates” at the meeting of their first session on 17 April, BelTA has learned. The bill was submitted to the House of Representatives by the Council of Ministers on 19 March with a view to...

It is impossible to solve labor shortage without creating proper conditions in rural communities, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting to discuss rural development and efficiency of the agricultural sector, BelTA has learned. "Labor shortage is, perhaps, the backbone problem of the agricultural industry. The shortage of managers and specialists in blue-collar professions is about 10%, veterinarians and livestock experts - 15%. We are doing a lot to attract young...

Minsk will play host to a meeting of the CIS Council of Permanent Plenipotentiary Representatives on 17 April, BelTA learned from the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. The permanent representatives are expected to sum up the results of the meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council, which was held in Minsk on 12 April and outline a plan of action to implement the documents and agreements reached in Minsk. The members of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council exchanged views...