Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova has welcomed Speaker of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova in Minsk, BelTA has learned.  The Azerbaijani delegation arrived in Belarus on 9 June. The guests were met at Minsk National Airport by Natalya Kochanova. “Thank you for accepting the invitation to come to our country on an official visit. It's noteworthy that it is taking place in the wake of wonderful...

The Belarus President Foundation for the Support of Culture and Art will allocate Br1.25 million for implementing a number of projects of cultural significance. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed the relevant executive order on 7 June, BelTA has learned.  The foundation will provide support to the Bolshoi Theater of Belarus for the sake of staging the new play “Passionate memory diary”, which will be based on national 20th century opera and ballet performances dedicated to...

Belarusian Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Sergei Maslyak has held a meeting with acting Vice Governor of Tomsk Oblast of the Russian Federation Artem Konev, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. “The parties discussed a wide range of cooperation areas between Belarus and the Russian region, including interaction in foreign economic activity, in science and education, microelectronics and industry....

The introduction of digital technologies in the power engineering industry improves the reliability and the quality of power supply. Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich made the statement as he was getting familiar with new projects during the information and communications technology expo TIBO, the Energy Ministry press service told BelTA. The introduction of digital technologies for managing heating networks was one of the presented possibilities. These projects have been...

Belarus is interested in expanding cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in regional industrial development, Belarus' Economy Minister Yuri Chebotar said as he met with a UNIDO expert mission, BelTA learned from the Economy Ministry. The parties discussed the outcomes of the assessment of the possibility to use Industry 4.0 technologies in Mogilev Oblast and the region's readiness for digital transformation and implementation of Industry 4.0...

The Belarusian nuclear power plant generates positive impressions. Wang Tingkui (China), an advisor with the Moscow Center of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO MC), made the statement after a preliminary visit as part of the first operational peer review of the Belarusian nuclear power plant and after watching personnel of the main control room operate a full-scale equipment simulator in the nuclear power plant’s education and training center, representatives of the state...