Chair of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova suggested holding a forum of regions of Belarus and Azerbaijan as she met with Speaker of the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova, BelTA has learned.  “The Council of the Republic is a body of territorial representation, our senators work in all regions of our country, so regional cooperation is very important for us. In May this year, when Aleksandr Grigorievich [Lukashenko] was on a...

Regional ties with the Russian Federation are of high importance for Belarus, Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said as she met with Governor of Russia’s Voronezh Oblast Alexander Gusev on 10 June, BelTA has learned.   “Cooperation with the Russian Federation at the regional level is of high importance for us. We participated in the projects that have been implemented in Voronezh Oblast, and we are sincerely happy that this...

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...