MINSK, 5 June (BelTA) - The Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation can help promote relations of Belarus with Russian regions, President of Belarus said as he met with chairwoman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko. “There was time when the situation with our union (Belarus-Russia Union State – note by BelTA) was very precarious. Cooperation with regions saved our relationship,” the head of state said. In this connection Alexander Lukashenko...

MOSCOW, 30 May (BelTA) – The forthcoming visit of Vladimir Putin to Minsk, that will be his first foreign visit after election as Russia’s President, emphasizes the special nature of multifaceted cooperation within the Union State of Belarus and Russia. The joint statement to be signed following the talks between the presidents will confirm the mutual determination to expand integration and bilateral cooperation across all fields, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Kremlin. The...

POLOTSK, 25 May (BelTA) – Venerating glorious pages in the history of the nation is the foundation of patriotism and civic consciousness, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the concert timed to the 1150th anniversary of the foundation of the Belarusian town of Polotsk on 25 May. Alexander Lukashenko said: “The date is important not only for Polotsk residents. It inspires a profound feeling of national pride in the heart of every Belarusian. Venerating glorious pages in the...

POLOTSK, 25 May (BelTA) – Everyone should feel free to choose which state language to use in school, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko stated as he visited the Polotsk State University on 25 May. In particular, the society and the education sector still raise the issue of the need to use only one of the two state languages to teach this or that subject in schools. “Why raise these issues when they were addressed long time ago?” the head of state wondered. He noted that he went to...

MINSK, 25 May (BelTA) – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has approved the general development plan of Polotsk. The Belarusian leader said this on 25 May during a concert celebrating the 1150th anniversary of the town, BelTA has learnt. Alexander Lukashenko said that he was happy to see that Polotsk has not turned into a museum city stuck in the past and complacent about its past glory. “Everything here says the town is thirsting for modernity. I can see it in new buildings and...

VITEBSK, 22 May (BelTA) - Scholars from Belarus, Russia, Poland and Ukraine are expected to participate in the international scientific conference “Polotsk in the European history and culture” in Polotsk, BelTA learnt from the ideology department of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee. The conference is one of the pivotal scientific events dedicated to the birth of the Belarusian statehood. This year in May Belarus will celebrate the 1150th anniversary of Polotsk, according to the...