Official Website of the Republic of Belarus
News
Belarus Events Calendar
Belarus’ Top Tourist Sites
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Belarus
Belarusian sanatoria and health resorts
Souvenirs from Belarus
| Home | News | Press releases

Press releases

16 Jul 2018
Belarusfilm, China’s CFG to shoot film
According to Vladimir Karachevsky, the parties agreed to produce a joint film and have already discussed several ideas for the future film project, including an idea of a romantic film...
16 Jul 2018
Almost 33,000 fans travel through Belarus for 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
"As was expected, Russians were the most active football fans. Around 11,000 Russian citizens crossed the Belarusian border. The second largest group was Poles"...
14 Jul 2018
Rostov-on-Don to host Youth for the Union State festival on 12-17 September
The song contest is the main draw of the Youth for the Union State festival...
13 Jul 2018
Belarus-China first youth forum scheduled for 2019
Representatives of the BRSM and All-China Youth Federation will meet in Beijing on 20 July to discuss the organization of the first youth forum of the two countries...
13 Jul 2018
Belarus, China declare contest of joint R&D projects for 2019-2020
Applications are invited for priority areas such as electronics, information and communication technologies, new materials, mechanics and engineering, energy effectiveness and energy saving, metallurgy, biotechnologies, chemistry, agribusiness technologies...
13 Jul 2018
Belovezhskaya Pushcha’s European Diploma for Protected Areas extended by ten years
After the existing management plan expires, the Belovezhskaya Pushcha administration will have to pass a new long-term management plan in 2020 in order to ensure the sustainable management and protection of the forest...
12 Jul 2018
Belarus’ MFA in Twiplomacy’s top 50 in 2018
The twitter account of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was 13th in the ranking, next to the accounts of the foreign ministries of Spain and France...
12 Jul 2018
Ukraine wins Vitebsk Junior Song Contest 2018 Grand Prix
Alexander Balabanov from Ukraine won the Grand Prix of the 16th edition of the Vitebsk Junior Song Contest 2018...
12 Jul 2018
Belarusian school students win medals at young mathematicians tournament in Paris
All in all, Belarus has won six gold, three silver and five bronze medals over the years of participating in ITYM. This is the best result among all the countries participating in the International Tournament of Young Mathematicians ITYM...
12 Jul 2018
Lukashenko to attend Slavianski Bazaar opening ceremony
Alexander Lukashenko will present a special award Through Art To Peace and Understanding to Soviet and Kazakhstan singer, actress and educator, People’s Artist of Kazakhstan Professor Roza Rymbayeva...
12 Jul 2018
Athletes from 11 countries to run marathon between Lithuanian Druskininkai, Belarusian Grodno
Representatives of the Grodno Oblast administration told BelTA that the marathon is popular with professionals and amateurs. It is also valuable for marathon collectors since it is the only European marathon, which route is located in two countries...
12 Jul 2018
Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk 2018 Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk 2018
The major theme of the festival is native land. This theme will define the concept of the opening and closing ceremonies, video contents and performances of artists...
11 Jul 2018
Name chosen for FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup mascot
The name Buslіk won the most votes. It has a national flavor and is very easily pronounced in different languages, which is also important...
11 Jul 2018
Belarusian MAZ trucks to participate in Amul-Khazar 2018 Rally in Turkmenistan
This year has been rather intense for the Belarusian team. After their success at the Dakar Rally the MAZ pilots will participate in the Silk Way Rally in July and the Amul-Khazar 2018 Rally across the Karakum Desert in September...
11 Jul 2018
Kazakhstan’s art in focus of Slavianski Bazaar festival on 11 July
One of the most exciting events of the day will be the gala Art of the Great Steppe in the Vitebsk Concert Hall...
11 Jul 2018
Winner of Spring Queen 2018 pageant announced in Minsk
Maria Solovyova from Vitebsk State University was named the first runner-up. Valeria Ketova from Northern (Arctic) Federal University (Russia) was the second runner-up...
10 Jul 2018
DPRK debuts at Slavianski Bazaar festival with exhibition project
The exhibition features more than 220 works made by the DPRK artisans in a variety of techniques. Mr. Jong Sae Nal, a representative of the DPRK Embassy in Belarus, noted that the cooperation between the two countries in culture has been growing...
10 Jul 2018
Lukashenko gives Geely car to Rodina collective farm
The president believes that there is no harder work than working the land. “It could be handled only by the strongest people who really love their land and feel its heartbeat, figuratively speaking”...
9 Jul 2018
Over 200 craftsmen to partake in craft fair in Vitebsk
The craft fair will feature traditional Slavonic crafts, including ceramics, pottery, willow weaving, national costumes, embroidery, and felting. Craftsmen from Kabardino-Balkaria will take part in the fair for the first time...
9 Jul 2018
Belarus starts enlisting volunteers for Junior Eurovision 2018
Candidates should meet the following requirements: they should be aged 18-31 years, have good communication skills, a good command of English; knowledge of several foreign languages will be an asset...
Archive
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
Great Patriotic War monuments in Belarus