Chairman of Belarus’ State Customs Committee Vladimir Orlovsky met with Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Shahin Baghirov to discuss the bilateral cooperation, BelTA learned from the State Customs Committee.  "When visiting the head customs department in Baku, Vladimir Orlovsky was briefed about the practical organization of the customs clearance process, electronic solutions, the Trans-Caspian transit customs portal, the use of an automatic risk analysis system based...

The Belarusian state has its flag in the heart, while the opposition keeps its in the pocket, Director General of the Belarusian news agency BelTA Irina Akulovich made the comparison as she opened BelTA’s exhibition Parallel Worlds in the Business and Cultural Center of the Belarusian Embassy in Russia in Moscow on 16 May.   The exhibition made part of the event to mark the Day of the State Flag, the State Emblem and the National Anthem of Belarus. Irina Akulovich said that BelTA has...

Seventy-five children from Syria have come to Belarus for health recuperation holidays. They will take part in the Belarusian-Syrian summer camp "From Heart to Heart" at the National Educational And Health Center Zubryonok. Belarusian Ambassador Yuri Sluka met with the young Syrians before their departure to Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Belarus has hosted children from friendly states for recuperation holidays every year since 2017....

BelTA’s Parallel Worlds project will be on display at the Business and Cultural Center of the Belarusian embassy in Moscow on 18 May. The Parallel Worlds project features 17 posters which depict the footage from the news agency's archives and documents of the Belarusian State Archive of Cine, Photo and Audio Records, which reflect two worlds: the world of the state which is creation and development and the world of the opposition that is destruction and degradation. The exhibition was...

Public order was maintained during mass events to celebrate Victory Day in Belarus on 9 May, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.  No incidents or emergency situations were recorded. The Ministry of Internal Affairs noted that employees of the internal affairs bodies and military personnel of the internal troops were on high alert. Law enforcement officers focused on ensuring personal, property and road safety of citizens.  "The operational...

The things you want to do for the benefit of your country will definitely work out, the first cosmonaut of sovereign Belarus Marina Vasilevskaya said during a meeting with Speaker of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova and members of the Presidium and Council of Elders of the Council of the Republic, BelTA has learned. "I am very happy to be here today. It's really a great honor for me. I will be glad to share my impressions," Marina Vasilevskaya said. “The training was not...