Press releases

Minsk book fair to feature 30 exhibitors from 30 countries
The motto's of the fair is “Belarus is an Open Book" which stands to symbolize the fact that Belarusians are writing their modern history with new achievements, new victories and new creative successes today. The national stand will highlight such themes as the Year of Native Land and the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory...

Brest Oblast mulling over festival of Belarusian, Russian, Polish cultures
"We would like to bring together young people from various countries and enable them to exchange experience and demonstrate their talents. We would like to hold the festival in September, but this matter is still in the works"...

United States to attend Minsk book fair as central exhibitor
“The Russian Federation will be the guest of honor and the United States will be the central exhibitor. Due to the fact that the United States was unable to participate as guest of honor last year due to the objective reasons, we will provide them with an opportunity, at their request, to implement the plans they prepared in 2019”...

Opera soloists, choir of Belarus’ Bolshoi Theater on tour in France
On 16 March Belarusian artists will go to France to start rehearsals. Belarus’ soloists and choristers will join the choir of the Angers-Nantes Opera and musicians of the Rennes and Tours Higher Art Education Centers...

Belarusians of the World festival to feature around 250 participants
“The festival is scheduled for 16-20 September. It is a triennial event that brings together around 250 Belarusians who live in various countries”...

Belarus’ fan zone to operate in Hokkaido at 2020 Olympics
This will be at least the fourth location to watch the performance of the Belarusian athletes and get familiar with the culture and traditions of the country...

Festival of National Cultures in Grodno due on 5-6 June
The festival will feature representatives of 35 ethnicities. “It is a unique event,” Olga Antonenko said...

Belarus’ National Library to launch online project to celebrate Great Victory
From 30 January to 9 May the website of the National Library will be presenting daily chronicles of news and events as reflected in the periodical press of Soviet Belarus back in 1945...

Belarus in Top 5 cheapest countries for broadband
Syria offers the cheapest internet with the speed of up to 0.9Mbps at an average price of $6.6 per month. It is followed by Ukraine (7.7 Mbps; $6.64), Russia (14.9Mbps; $7.35), Romania (21.8Mbps; $8.15). Belarus landed fifth (13.2Mbps; $9.87)...

Viktor Lukashenko meets with Belarusian athletes at Lausanne 2020
Young athletes and volunteers of the Belarusian team told the representatives of the Belarusian National Olympic Committee about living conditions, catering and medical services in the center which was built ahead of the games...

Minsk International Book Fair due on 5-9 February
The book fair in Minsk is one of the largest in the post-Soviet space. It opens the international calendar of book forums and showcases the achievements of the book publishers in Belarus over the past year...

Belarusian Logoisk, Silichi in CIS’s Top 10 popular ski resorts
The CIS’s best ski and snowboarding resorts are located in Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan...

Minsk might host maiden UEC Super Cycling European Championships in 2021
The agreement of intent was signed by President of the European Cycling Union (UEC) Rocco Cattaneo and Chairwoman of the Belarusian Cycling Federation Natalia Tsilinskaya in the Marriott Hotel in Minsk...

Belarusian children's technopark to open in January 2021
Plans are in place to set up 15 innovative laboratories in the national children’s technopark in robotics, aerospace, green chemistry, engineering ecology and biology...

Belarus National Art Museum to host visual art festival on 1 February
The festival is a kind of experiment, an attempt to capture the current state of Belarusian art not only in the form of a traditional exposition...

Belarusian scientists design world’s first all-season atmospheric lidar
“This year we’ve finished the development of a container-type atmospheric lidar. It is supposed to be shipped to Antarctica at the end of the year. The device will help our scientists study the atmosphere. It will be the world’s first all-season lidar”...

Belarus president receives Latvia Team hockey jersey
Krisjanis Karins has chosen a Latvia Team hockey jersey as a gift for a reason: in 2021, Minsk and Riga will co-host the IIHF World Championship. Its organization was discussed among other issues during the talks in the Independence Palace...

Sabalenka knocks out Halep in Adelaide
Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka, No.12 on the WTA ranking, has beaten No.2 seed Romanian Simona Halep (World No.4) 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Adelaide International semifinals...

Queen of Belgium interested in visiting Belarus
During the event Aleksandr Mikhnevich had a conversation with Queen Mathilde of Belgium who is related to the Sapieha dynasty. She expressed interest in visiting Belarus...

Belarus National Art Museum joins Museum Selfie Day 2020
The National Art Museum of Belarus invites visitors to take part in the Museum Selfie Day 2020...