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20 Sep 2018
Remains of WWII soldiers re-interred in Belarus Remains of WWII soldiers re-interred in Belarus
The remains of about 200 German and 33 Hungarian soldiers were re-interred at the common soldier cemetery near the village of Signevichi on 20 September. Over 20,000 soldiers of Germany and Hungary killed during the Second World War were buried at the cemetery...
20 Sep 2018
Belarus to host Weeks of Germany Belarus to host Weeks of Germany
The program will include many concerts for the lovers both of classical and rock music. Minsk will host the XJAZZ Festival for the first time...
20 Sep 2018
Eastern European Dispute Resolution Forum gets underway in Minsk Eastern European Dispute Resolution Forum gets underway in Minsk
EEDRF is an annual open international event to discuss commercial disputes in arbitration and state courts...
19 Sep 2018
Crystal Swan by Belarusian director wins Grand Prix at Almaty Crystal Swan by Belarusian director wins Grand Prix at Almaty
Crystal Swan is the festival hit 2018. The filmmakers received more than 20 invitations to the film forums in Germany, Greece, Sweden, Norway, Great Britain, Slovenia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Spain, Austria, Latvia, Ireland, USA...
19 Sep 2018
Japanese Autumn in Belarus festival to kick off on 20 September Japanese Autumn in Belarus festival to kick off on 20 September
The festival will start on 20 September with an Aikido master class that will be held in the sports complex of the Belarusian National Technical University. The solemn opening ceremony of the festival will take place at the National Art Museum of Belarus...
19 Sep 2018
Belarus-Uzbekistan educational center opens in Tashkent Belarus-Uzbekistan educational center opens in Tashkent
The center will be working to enhance the Belarusian-Uzbek cooperation in education and culture...
19 Sep 2018
BelTA, Great Patriotic War Museum launch Partisan Chronicles project BelTA, Great Patriotic War Museum launch Partisan Chronicles project
The project is based on a unique collection of handwritten partisan journals kept at the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War History...
19 Sep 2018
Minsk to host Azerbaijani Culture Festival, Day of India in September Minsk to host Azerbaijani Culture Festival, Day of India in September
The Minsk Upper Town will host the Azerbaijani Culture Festival and the Day of India on 22-23 September...
19 Sep 2018
Belarusian opera singers to perform in France Belarusian opera singers to perform in France
The French cities of Rennes, Angers and Nantes will open their theater seasons with Russian operas: Aleko by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Iolanta by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The leading soloists of the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater of Belarus were invited to perform in these productions...
19 Sep 2018
International Short Film Festival Kinosmena 2018 gets underway in Minsk International Short Film Festival Kinosmena 2018 gets underway in Minsk
The festival includes the following programs: Belarusian Films, Foreign Feature Films, Horror Films, Animation, and A Special Look...
19 Sep 2018
Belarus-Moldova youth forum scheduled for spring 2019 Belarus-Moldova youth forum scheduled for spring 2019
Belarus has resumed student cooperation with Moldova. This year a student farming team has been formed in Vitebsk Oblast...
19 Sep 2018
Belarus to attend Sustainable Development Impact Summit in New York Belarus to attend Sustainable Development Impact Summit in New York
According to the Council of the Republic, participation in the summit will help Belarus present its approaches to building the work on achieving the SDGs and also discuss practical issues of cooperation with the World Economic Forum...
18 Sep 2018
IAEA leading experts to deliver online lectures for Belarus IAEA leading experts to deliver online lectures for Belarus
The course entitled International Nuclear Cooperation. Technical Aspects will include eight lectures. The course will be delivered as a video conference at the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics...
18 Sep 2018
Week of Integration to forerun Belarus-Russia regional forum Week of Integration to forerun Belarus-Russia regional forum
The program will include a number of youth events. On 21 September Mogilev will gather young people from Bryansk Oblast and Mogilev Oblast. On 9-10 October the oblast center will host the 6th Forum of Belarus and Russia “Youth for the Union State”...
18 Sep 2018
Belarus Pavilion at Moscow’s VDNKh draws 11,000 visitors per day Belarus Pavilion at Moscow’s VDNKh draws 11,000 visitors per day
Gennady Romanenko said that 160 Belarusian enterprises are exhibiting their products now: mainly goods of light industry, food, dairy and meat industries...
18 Sep 2018
Belarusian heavy truck manufacturer BelAZ to celebrate 70th anniversary with doors open day Belarusian heavy truck manufacturer BelAZ to celebrate 70th anniversary with doors open day
The event will be timed to the 70th anniversary since the company was founded and to Machine Builder’s Day...
18 Sep 2018
Yakub Kolas sculpture unveiled in Tianjin Foreign Studies University Yakub Kolas sculpture unveiled in Tianjin Foreign Studies University
During the opening ceremony Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Kirill Rudy noted that Belarusian national poet Yakub Kolas is a symbol of patriotism and courage of the Belarusian people...
18 Sep 2018
Lukashenko shown Belarusian ratracks, roller skis, pianos Lukashenko shown Belarusian ratracks, roller skis, pianos
Alexander Lukashenko was shown ski boots made by the Marko footwear company, Belarusian skis and roller skis, ski binding, ski poles and wax...
18 Sep 2018
Minsk to host Belt and Road of Hubei Province exhibition on 24 September Minsk to host Belt and Road of Hubei Province exhibition on 24 September
Visitors will be able to learn about matriculation rules and study opportunities at these universities and to get detailed information about the higher learning institutions listed in international and Chinese rankings...
18 Sep 2018
Belarus wins Grand Prix of song contest in Rostov-on-Don Belarus wins Grand Prix of song contest in Rostov-on-Don
Soloist of the Belarusian Armed Forces Academic Song and Dance Ensemble, laureate of various song contests Yekaterina Lazuka from Minsk has won the Grand Prix of the International Competition of Youth Song Performers in Rostov-on-Don...
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