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MINSK, 3 May (BelTA) – The presentation of BelTA’s exhibition, the photo album and the stamp to mark the 100^th anniversary of the Belarusian news agency was held at the Mass Media expo in Belarus on 3 May, BelTA informs.

The exhibition and the photo album feature the best photos made in the 100 years since the agency’s founding. These photos span a century of Belarus’ history, Information Minister Alexander Karlyukevich said as he spoke during the presentation.

According to the minister, BelTA regularly organizes photo exhibitions in different parts of Belarus and in other countries. He expressed hope that the agency will continue this good tradition that helps the world to learn more about Belarus and Belarusians.

The Moments of the Century photo album includes more than 250 images. The photo album has been published in Belarusian, Russian and English.

The 22^nd international exhibition Mass Media in Belarus opened in Minsk on 3 May. The expo is featuring more than 50 exhibitors that display about 400 printed mass media outlets from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, China, Turkey, and other countries. The mass media from the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia is displayed for the first time. The total area of the exposition exceeds 1,000 square meters.

The forum reflects the whole range of the information space in the country. Among the participants of the forum are printed and audio-visual mass media, internet resources, news agencies, cable TV operators and distributors, publishing houses. Visitors will get a chance to see the expositions of the national and regional printed and digital mass media, specialized and ministerial publications, newspapers of institutions of higher education and industrial companies, scientific organizations.