Vitebsk Oblast has received a grant under Germany’s Federal Government program to support Belarus for rural tourism development, BelTA learnt from coordinator of the project “Development of rural tourism as one of the main areas for sustainable development in Vitebsk Oblast”, adviser at the Johannes Rau International Center for Education and Exchange in Minsk Oleg Kravchuk. “In summer 2014 the public council for rural tourism development in Vitebsk Oblast jointly with the public...

Novopolotsk and the Serbian town of Nis have been bolstering ties in healthcare, BelTA learned from the Novopolotsk city administration. An official delegation from Serbia arrived in Novopolotsk on the evening of 8 December with the aim to establish contacts and exchange experiences with healthcare institutions of Belarus. The delegation includes Director General of the Clinical Center of Nis Professor Zoran Radovanovic, the Director of the Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery at the...

The overture to the Sollertinsky International Music Festival in Vitebsk will be a concert by famous American organist Ronald Ebrecht on 2 December, BelTA learned from artistic director of the Vitebsk regional philharmonic Nelly Matsaberidze. The solemn opening ceremony will be traditionally held on 3 December, the day of van Sollertinsky’s birth. "As always, lovers of classical music will hear a symphony orchestra on this day. This year it will be the International Symphony...

The production Nil by Japan’s Ayaka Habata & Cotaro ITO Dance Company won the Grand-Prix of the 27th International Festival of Modern Choreography (IFMC) which took place in Vitebsk on 19-23 November, BelTA has learned. The award ceremony held during a gala concert of the festival on 23 November was a sell-out. According to choreographer and head of the Koresh Dance Company Ronen Koresh, this is a testament to a bright future for the modern dance. The Koresh Dance Company from...

The twinning arrangements between the towns of Vitebsk Oblast of Belarus and Latvia foster sustainable cooperation in the area of self-administration, Head of the Latvian Consulate in Vitebsk Dagnija Lace-Ate told BelTA.

The concert “Dedication to Latvia” starring folk dance companies Saime and Laismena will be the culmination of the Days of Latvia in Vitebsk, BelTA learned from the Vitebsk Cultural Center.