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24 February 2023
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko gave an interview to Chinese media – Xinhua and China Media Group, BelTA has learned. The interviewers were Lu Jinbo, head of the Xinhua News Agency correspondent office in Belarus, and China Media Group correspondent Li Tongtong.  The journalists were primarily interested in dynamics of relations between China and Belarus, their history and prospects. They asked about trade and economic cooperation and major joint projects that are...
23 February 2023
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko announced a visit to Iran in mid-March as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran to Belarus Saeed Yari, BelTA has learned. “You know that I plan to visit Iran at the invitation of the Iranian president in the near future, in mid-March. We will discuss key issues of our relations. I am absolutely convinced that this will be a pivotal meeting and that the negotiations in Iran will advance our cooperation to a higher...
22 February 2023
Cooperation between Belarus and Abkhazia was discussed at the meeting between Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and President of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhaniya in Minsk, BelTA informs. According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, Belarus has always been interested in cooperation with Abkhazia. Cooperation was discussed, among other things, during the meeting of the Belarusian leader with Aslan Bzhaniya in Abkhazia in September 2022. “One thought keeps haunting me: why does the leadership of...
21 February 2023
The final draft of the state security concept will be submitted to the Belarusian People's Congress (BPC), Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the Security Council meeting that is considering the draft, BelTA has learned. Approving the state security concept, which is one of the country's most important documents, is now the function of the Belarusian People's Congress, the president highlighted. “Therefore the document must be ready for the first assembly of the...
20 February 2023
We have made progress in import substitution, although we have not yet resolved all the issues, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, BelTA has learned. "We have made progress in import substitution. I will not say that we have resolved all the issues, but we did move forward," the head of state said. As one of the examples, Aleksandr Lukashenko cited the microelectronic industry: "We were concerned that we were somewhat...
24 February 2023
The amount of electricity Belarusian households consume for heating and hot water supply increased by 1.7 times in 2022, BelTA learned from Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich on 23 February.  Viktor Karankevich said: “In 2022 the industry's organizations accomplished tasks and hit key targets specified by the government. Needs of the real sector of the economy and the population (heat and electricity, natural gas, peat fuel briquettes) was met in full.”  The existing...
23 February 2023
Large-scale work was carried out in Belarus in 2022 to preserve and augment the country's historical and cultural heritage, Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Sergeyenko said at the collegium of the Culture Ministry that reviewed the state of things in culture in 2022 and set the tasks for 2023. The meeting took place at the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War History, BelTA has learned. “The analysis suggests that a lot was done by cultural workers over...
22 February 2023
Over 57,000 foreigners have visited Belarus as part of the visa-waiver travel program within the past week, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus. Since 1 January 2023, Belarus has hosted 57,044 arrivals from the EU as part of its visa-waiver program: 41,428 citizens of Lithuania, 2,262 non-citizens and 8,410 citizens of Latvia, and 4,944 Polish citizens. Since the launch of the visa-waiver program for neighboring EU countries, Belarus has hosted 442,030 arrivals:...
21 February 2023
The Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP) showed the best results in fire safety management during the competition carried out by the Belarusian national energy company Belenergo, BelTA learned from the company's information and public relations department. The winners were chosen based on their fire safety practices. The commission assessed the activities to ensure fire safety, fire prevention, professional development of fire protection engineers, study and spread of best practices....
20 February 2023
The COVID-19 infection, syphilis and gonorrhea have been removed from the list of high-risk diseases in Belarus. This decision was formalized by Healthcare Ministry's Resolution No. 25 of 3 February 2023. The document was published on the National Legal Internet Portal, BelTA informs. This document amends Healthcare Ministry's Resolution No. 75 of 15 June 2012. The updated list includes active respiratory tuberculosis, plague, cholera, anthrax, and hemorrhagic fevers caused by Lassa,...

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