VITEBSK, 17 November (BelTA) – The Days of Latvia will be held in Vitebsk this month, BelTA learnt from the Vitebsk City Hall. The Days of Latvia which celebrates its national holiday, the Day of Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia, on 18 November are traditionally held in Vitebsk in November. The program of the Days will include events prepared jointly with the Center of Latvian Culture, Daugavpils’ cultural department, the Consulate of the Republic of Latvia in Vitebsk and the...

VITEBSK, 17 November (BelTA) – The Vitebsk Office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is gearing up for a business trip to Dubai on 19-24 November, BelTA learnt from the company. The Belarusian delegation comprising representatives of the Belarusian construction industry is expected to attend an international building and construction exhibition, The BIG 5 Show 2011, in Dubai. Representatives of the Republic of Belarus will get familiar with advanced technological solutions...

VITEBSK, 17 November (BelTA) – The Vitebsk Office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is gearing up for a business trip to Dubai on 19-24 November, BelTA learnt from the company. The Belarusian delegation comprising representatives of the Belarusian construction industry is expected to attend an international building and construction exhibition, The BIG 5 Show 2011, in Dubai. Representatives of the Republic of Belarus will get familiar with advanced technological solutions...

VITEBSK, 14 November (BelTA) – The UNESCO considers the 1150th anniversary of Polotsk as one of the most important international dates and included it into its 2012-2013 calendar. The decision was adopted at the 36th UNESCO General Conference in Paris, BelTA learnt from Ambassador at large, Chairman of the National Commission for UNESCO Vladimir Schastny. The inclusion of the Polotsk anniversary in the honorary list shows the significance of this event for the world culture, considers...

VITEBSK, 10 November (BelTA) – Environmentalists of Belarus and Russia suggest improving the state of the rivers flowing into the Western Dvina and Dnieper. The proposal was approved by the joint Belarus-Russia commission on protection and rational use of transboundary water bodies that completed its work in Vitebsk on 10 November, BelTA has learnt. Ecologists plan a research into the level of silt-filling and weediness of the rivers in a bid to improve the ecological state of the...

MINSK, 2 November (BelTA) – Foreign investors show an interest in setting up a holding company based on the Orsha aircraft repairs plant where a modern transportation and logistics center will be established, said Vadim Melnik, Director of the Aviation Department of the Belarusian Transport and Communication Ministry, on 2 November. Several foreign companies are interested in the project. The Ukrainian company Motor Sich is one of them. The company is respected in the world, said Vadim...