A Belarusian delegation took part in the twentieth session of the Joint Task Force on Environmental Statistics and Indicators of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) that was held in Geneva, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. The Belarusian delegation included representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection and the National Statistical Committee. “The event...

A Belarusian exposition will open at the Abu Dhabi International Food Exhibition 2023, BelTA learned from the Belinterexpo exhibition enterprise of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BelCCI). Preparations are underway for the national pavilion that will be titled “Belarus. The Taste of Nature”. The Abu Dhabi International Food Exhibition 2023 will be running from 27 to 29 November. The exhibition debuted in December 2022 to replace the SIAL Middle East exhibition. The...

Chairman of the State Control Committee of Belarus Vasily Gerasimov took part in the events of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China. The current forum marked the tenth anniversary of the Belt and Road initiative. Representatives of more than 130 countries took part in the large-scale events, BelTA learned from the Belarusian State Control Committee. Panel discussions on various aspects of cooperation, including trade ties, digital economy and...

Belarus is studying the possibility of re-equipping its cancer facilities jointly with the Russian state nuclear industry corporation Rosatom, Deputy Chair of the State Committee on Science and Technology of Belarus Tatiana Stolyarova said at the Belarusian energy and environmental forum Energy Expo in Minsk on 17 October, BelTA has learned. “A number of promising areas of cooperation with Rosatom based on the principle of cooperation chains are under discussion. For example, we are...

Minsk is set to host the 10th International Congress “Library as a Phenomenon of Culture” to mark the Year of Peace and Creation. The event will be running at the National Library of Belarus on 19-20 October, BelTA learned from the press service of the CIS Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation. Attending the forum will be more than 400 delegates from Belarus, as well as from CIS and non-CIS countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,...

The Belarusian public association of consumers has been granted a special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade (MART). "In accordance with the decision of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (E/2023/32 (Part III)), adopted during the 2023 session, the Belarusian public association "Regional Society for Consumer Protection" was granted a special consultative status...