The agreement on cooperation in tourism between the governments of Belarus and Sri Lanka has come into force, BeltA learned from the national legal internet portal.  The agreement is designed to strengthen friendly relations, mutual understanding, and goodwill between the peoples of the two states and to promote the knowledge of the historical and cultural heritage and the development of tourism for the economic and cultural progress of both countries.  The parties plan to promote...

Belarusian Voyage trains are to become regular, head of Belarusian Railways Vladimir Morozov said on the air of the STV TV channel, BelTA informs. “In the 2022-2023 season, we are considering launching more trains to Anapa and Adler, as well as Murmansk. In addition, it is planned to launch direct trains to Pskov,” Vladimir Morozov said. According to the head of Belarusian Railways, there plans to operate the Belarusian Voyage trains on a permanent basis: “There will be three...

Belarusian army units are trained primarily to defend the country. Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin made the statement at a solemn closing ceremony of the latest command and staff exercise, BelTA has learned.  Viktor Khrenin said: “Despite the complicated military and political situation evolving around our country we've held a command and staff exercise and finished it today. It is the pinnacle of training of command and control bodies and army units. The main purpose of the...

An expanded meeting of the Athletes' Commissions of the National Olympic Committee of Belarus and the Russian Olympic Committee opened at the Luzhniki Big Sports Arena in Moscow on 15 September, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian NOC. President of the Belarusian NOC Viktor Lukashenko welcomed the participants and noted that in April this year as Minsk hosted the second edition of the National Athletes Forum, the parties already discussed various topics, ways to protect...

On 14 September a Belarusian delegation will head for the 15th edition of the Youth for the Union State festival, BelTA learned from the Youth Variety Theater. The BRSM Youth Union has done the necessary preparatory work and formed a delegation consisting of 100 Belarusian representatives from every region of the country. They are university and school students, young workers of various organizations and enterprises, united by the desire for creativity and friendship between the youth of...

611 Ukrainian nationals arrived in Belarus over the past weekend, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus. According to the committee, from 6.00 on 9 September to 6.00 on 12 September, Belarus admitted 611 citizens of Ukraine. 448 Ukrainian nationals arrived in Belarus via Poland, 143 via Lithuania and 20 via Latvia. Written by  belta.by