MINSK, 4 March (BelTA) – The railway companies of Belarus and Lithuania will be working on attracting additional transit hauls via the ports of Klaipeda and Kaliningrad Oblast, the Belarusian Railways told BelTA commenting on the results of the meeting between the heads of the Belarusian and Lithuanian railway companies. The parties reviewed the joint work in 2013 and discussed further bilateral cooperation. The participants of the meeting noted that Belarus and Lithuania would continue...
MINSK, 25 February (BelTA) – The honoring ceremony for the heroes of the 22nd Winter Olympics in Sochi will be held at the Palace of Independence on 25 February. Partaking in the event will be President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. The President is expected to present state awards to the Olympic champions and medalists, their coaches and other specialists. Apart from Olympic medalists and their relatives, about 200 people are expected...
MINSK, 12 February (BelTA) – Belarus plans to open its embassies in Australia, Qatar, Mongolia, Pakistan and Ecuador in 2014. Also among the plans are the opening of diplomatic missions in Iraq and Angola, reads the Belarusian Foreing Minsitry's foreing policy review 2013, BelTA learned. Today, Belarus maintains diplomatic relations with 173 countries, i.e. 90% of the UN membership. Last year Belarus issued over 390,000 visas for more than 400,000 foreigners and stateless persons. The...
