MINSK, 9 April (BelTA) – The international interuniversity modern dance festival “Make a step forward!” will be held in the Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine on 18 April, BelTA learnt from the Central Cmmittee of the Belarusian Republican Youth Union (BRSM). Taking part in the festival will be dance groups from Belarusian and Russian universities including guests from the Saint Petersburg State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Velikie Luki and Smolensk State Agricultural...

MINSK, 5 April (BelTA) – In the near future the decision to pardon some convicts, who have been labeled “political prisoners” by the West, can be made, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the government session held on 5 April to discuss foreign policy matters. “A lot has been said recently about some political prisoners. Our Criminal Code contains no political articles,” stressed the President. He remarked that even opposition mass media openly state that it is...

VITEBSK, 4 April (BelTA) – Vatican appreciates peaceful coexistence of different religions in Belarus, Apostolic Nuncio of Belarus Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti told a press conference in the Catholic Cathedral Church of Jesus the Merciful in Vitebsk on 4 April, BelTA learnt. According to him, the ability of Belarusians to accept people practicing different religions and avoid religious conflicts deserves respect and recognition. “My service has showed that this happens pretty rarely. I...

VITEBSK, 4 April (BelTA) – Sanctions against Belarus will not bring positive results, Apostolic Nuncio of Belarus Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti told a press conference in the Catholic Cathedral Church of Jesus the Merciful in Vitebsk on 4 April, BelTA learnt. According to the diplomat, before he left for Belarus, the Pope instructed him to work to the benefit of Belarus and its people regardless of the reasons that lie behind the conflict between Belarus and the European Union. “We will...

RAUBICHI, 4 April (BelTA) – It is premature to stop discussing the return of Soviet time deposits in Belarus, said Chairwoman of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) Nadezhda Yermakova on 4 April. “We shouldn’t remove the item from the agenda. People should get their deposits back. When it can be done is another matter,” she said. The official spoke in favor of a cautious approach and discouraged populist decisions. The return of Soviet time deposits...

MINSK, 3 April (BelTA) – Representatives of Belarusian companies will go to Helsinki, Finland, on 16-19 April to attend FinnTec-2012, Metal Industry and Engineering Trade Show. The visit is organized by The Vitebsk Office of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), BelTA learnt from the BCCI Vitebsk Office. The Belarusian businessmen will get familiar with modern technologies in metalworking and mechanical engineering at the major technical exhibition of Scandinavia. They...