The Collective Security Treaty Organization countries intend to stage a technical drill in the area of cyber security, CSTO Press Secretary Vladimir Zainetdinov told BelTA after a session of the Council of the CSTO Computer Incident Response Coordination and Consultation Center took place on 23-24 June. Delegations representing the relevant national agencies took part in it. Members of the council discussed the concept and preparations for the forthcoming technical drill in cyber...

About 1,200 new Family Capital accounts are opened in Belarus every month, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Petrishenko said at a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic on 24 June, BelTA has learned.  "The number of large families is growing. On 1 January 2020 there were 104,000 of them. Today their number stands at 119,000. About Br380 million was earmarked for the program in 2022," Igor Petrishenko said.  The deputy prime minister recalled...

The Belarusian embassy took part in the 170th General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) in France, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission in Paris. The event focused on organizational issues of the forthcoming exhibition events, such as the art and design exhibitions Triennale di Milano in 2022, and garden exhibitions Floriade Expo 2022 Amsterdam-Almere and Horticultural Exhibition EXPO 2023 Doha. Delegates from the member states of the Bureau...

The 3rd meeting of the Coordinating Council of the CIS Electric Power Council took place online on 20 June, BelTA learned from the Economic Cooperation Department of the CIS Executive Committee.  The event was attended by representatives of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, experts from leading energy companies and organizations, and also the CIS Executive Committee.  The participants discussed a number of topical issues related to the...

Cyber attacks cannot affect the operation of the technological equipment of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. Head of the Information Security Department of the state enterprise Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant Aleksandr Olentsevich made the statement on the air of the Belarusian TV channel ONT, BelTA has learned. Aleksandr Olentsevich said: “Special hardware and software solutions are utilized to detect malicious attacks, forestall them, and alleviate consequences.” The official noted...

The number of electric vehicles in Belarus has exceeded 10,000, BelTA learned from Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich during the Electric Transport Day in Minsk on 17 June. Viktor Karankevich said: “The number of participants of the exhibition grows higher every year. It once again underlines interest in the development of electric transport. Comfortable conditions have been enabled and stimulating measures are in effect for the sake of development of electric transport in our country....