The referendum was held at a high organizational level, Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus Igor Karpenko told the media on 3 March, BelTA has learned.  “According to the information we have today, including the one from the observers, the referendum was organized in accordance with the current legislation. We have received a conclusion from international observers who worked here during the referendum. A total of 195 international observers worked at the...

Belarus is taking part in the EURIE Eurasia Higher Education Summit in Istanbul on 2 March, BelTA learned from the Education Ministry. These are Minsk State Linguistic University, Belarusian State Technological University, Masherov Vitebsk State University, Brest State Technical University, Belarusian-Russian University, Sukhoi Gomel State Technical University, Skaryna Gomel State University and the Belarusian State Economic University. Chairman of the National Council of Rectors Vadim...

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Venezuela Andrei Molchan met with President of the National Civil Aviation Institute of Venezuela (INAC) Juan Teixeira, BelTA has learned.  Andrei Molchan and Juan Teixeira discussed progress in implementing the agreements reached as a result of the visit of Venezuelan aviation industry representatives to Minsk on 6-8 February 2022.  Close attention was paid to matters of freight transportation, personnel training, and...

The final session of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Belarus will be held on 3 March, Chairman of the Central Election Commission Igor Karpenko told the STV TV channel, BelTA has learned.  The press conference of the Central Election Commission will take place on 28 February at 10:00. “I can unveil some details: we plan to hold the final meeting of the commission on 3 March” Igor Karpenko said.  Precinct election commissions finished their work at 20:00. A total of 5,510...

The national referendum was held in accordance with the current legislation, without any incidents, Chairman of the Belarusian Central Election Commission Igor Karpenko told the media in Minsk on 28 February, BelTA has learned.  "During the referendum, there were some provocations and attempts to hamper its conduct. Yesterday, on the main voting day, some destructive Telegram channels published calls to disrupt the referendum, to destroy ballots, stage all sorts of illegal rallies and...

Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova met with the head of the CIS observation mission, Deputy Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee – CIS Executive Secretary Ilkhom Nematov in Minsk on 4 February, BelTA has learned.  "I was a member of the Constitutional Commission and the working group. The Council of the Republic received about a hundred proposals on the additions and amendments to the Constitution. A number of them have been included in the draft, which has...