The decision to include the centenary anniversary of the National Library of Belarus in the List of Commemorations and Anniversaries was taken at the 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference. All in all, the calendar of events for 2022–2023 includes 67 most important events from around the world, BelTA learned from the press service of the National library of Belarus. “Adding the National Library anniversary to the UNESCO calendar acknowledges the significant contribution of the...

Belarus has been restoring the map of its villages burned during the war, Prosecutor General of Belarus Andrei Shved told BelTA. “We are restoring the map of Belarusian villages burned during the war, including settlements, the information about which had been lost. This work is underway. Unfortunately, the list of such places continues increasing,” said Andrei Shved. In his words, the names of those killed are being gradually restored from oblivion, too. “We continue working on...

Minsk will be needed as a platform for European security dialogue, since the West understands that Aleksandr Lukashenko is the real and uncontested leader of Belarus, Igor Korotchenko, a military expert and Editor-in-Chief of the Russian magazine Natsionalnaya Oborona [national defense] said at a round table in Moscow on 6 December, BelTA has learned. Igor Korotchenko stressed that Minsk should be viewed as an alternative to Helsinki when it comes to hosting major regional forums on...

For the West the migrant crisis is an occasion to build up a military presence on the border with Belarus, Chairman of the House of Representatives Vladimir Andreichenko told reporters following a meeting of the 61st session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union State of Belarus and Russia in Minsk, while commenting on the situation on the Belarusian-Polish border, BelTA reports. "We see what kind of situation is developing on the border. The migrant crisis is being used as an excuse...

More than 3.651 million Belarusians have received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, BelTA learned from the press service of the Healthcare Ministry. Over 2.898 million have received their second jab. Written by: belta.by

There is a competition for human resources in the world, and Belarus should also fight for its youth, Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Igor Lutsky said at a meeting of the board of the Belarus President Administration dedicated to the youth policy, BelTA has learned. Igor Lutsky emphasized that the youth policy is a very important part of the state's ideology. “Comprehensive support of the youth by the head of state prompted the development of an extensive legal...