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6 Oct 2017
2019 to be declared Year of Book in CIS
"Armenia’s Goris will be named the CIS Capital of Culture in 2018. Belarus’ Brest will be the CIS Capital of Culture in 2019, and Kazakhstan’s Shymkent in 2020"...
6 Oct 2017
Winners of 100 Ideas for Belarus contest in spotlight in Sochi during WFYS 2017
The 19th World Festival of Youth and Students is scheduled for 14-22 October and is expected to become the largest event in the sphere of international youth interaction. Over 20,000 people from 150 countries are expected to attend the festival...
5 Oct 2017
Belarus, Russia set up transboundary nature reserve
The establishment of the nature reserve Zapovednoye Poozerye will allow improving cooperation in environmental protection, scientific research, the preservation of biological diversity, the promotion of ecological awareness...
5 Oct 2017
Belarus president presents gifts to Venezuela president, his wife
In turn, Nicolas Maduro presented a picture of the Venezuelan capital - Caracas - to Alexander Lukashenko...
5 Oct 2017
Monument to Venezuelan hero unveiled in Minsk
“Simon Bolivar is a symbol that unites our nations. It is the greatest person of all the people, who have ever been born in America," Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro said in the unveiling ceremony...
4 Oct 2017
Three medals for Belarus on day one at FINA World Cup Doha
Ilya Shimanovich clocked 2:04.77 to claim silver in the men’s 200m breaststroke...
4 Oct 2017
Cell tower powered by solar cells erected in Minsk Oblast
The cell tower is powered by solar energy since no access to the power grid is available. The hybrid energy source comprises solar cells, industrial accumulators, and a diesel generator...
4 Oct 2017
Vitebsk, Gomel may join UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities
The event will make part of the German Weeks 2017 program and the Sustainable Development Week organized by the German Federal Government’s Support Program for Belarus in cooperation with governmental, non-governmental, and international organizations...
3 Oct 2017
Listapad 2017 in Minsk to start with Boris Khlebnikov’s Arrhythmia
The film will debut at the opening ceremony in the Moskva cinema house on 3 November. Arrhythmia is a relationship drama about paramedics with an interesting insight into their everyday life with sarcasm, humor and tenderness...
3 Oct 2017
Forty-six Belarusian populated areas take part in European Mobility Week
The results of the European Mobility Week which took place on 16-22 September under the motto “Clean, shared and intelligent mobility. Sharing gets you further” have been summed up...
3 Oct 2017
Belarusian palace in spotlight in Moscow
The photo exhibition features the palace and park ensemble, castle bastions and courtyard, earth walls, picturesque parks and the lake as well as the interior decoration...
3 Oct 2017
Belarus nominated for National Geographic Russia award for Gastronomy, Agrotourism
Belarus was given the first prize in the Agrotourism category at the National Geographic Traveler Awards 2016...
2 Oct 2017
Minsk to host first conference of Belarus’ honorary consuls 3 October
“The upcoming conference is designed to evaluate the performance of honorary consuls and discuss promising avenues of their work to protect our national interests. Special focus will be put on foreign trade and the attraction of foreign investment”...
2 Oct 2017
Exhibition to mark 25th anniversary of Belarus-Russia relations opens in Moscow
The exhibition is co-located with another photo exhibition "The Union State is a unity of peoples, cultures, and countries" from the funds of Belarusian embassy in Russia...
2 Oct 2017
Pavel Sankovich wins men’s 50m backstroke in Hong Kong
The Belarusian clocked 23.03 seconds to finish ahead of Vladimir Morozov of Russia (23.71 seconds) and Brazil’s Nelson Silva (23.76 seconds)...
30 Sep 2017
Minsk to host Fashion is my Profession forum on 27-29 October
This year more than ten experts from Italy, Germany, the UK, France and Canada will discuss the most important issues in the area of journalism, the digital sector, the protection of business in the age of social networks, B2B basics and brand development...
30 Sep 2017
Belarus Events Calendar: October 2017
Holidays, festivals, exhibitions...
30 Sep 2017
UN celebrates first ever International Translation Day at Belarus’ initiative
According to the UN, the celebration is meant as an opportunity to pay tribute to the work of language professionals, which plays an important role in bringing nations together, facilitating dialogue, understanding and cooperation, contributing to development and strengthening world peace and security...
29 Sep 2017
Belarus’ tourist destinations promote EU-developed brands
The project covers five regions: Polotsk, the Kamenets and Pruzhany destination with the Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Myadel District and Lake Naroch, Mstislavl, the Augustow Canal. According to Janez Sirse, the project is nearing its completion. Tourism development strategies and brands have been developed for all the five regions...
29 Sep 2017
Bulgarian theater wins grand prix at theater festival in Belarus
The winner of the award is the play Romeo and Juliet - Sonnet of Enduring Love staged by the theater-laboratory AlmaAlter (Bulgaria). It was also recognized as the best professional performance...
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