Press releases

Over 600 questions sent to BelTA as part of Your Question to the President initiative
As BelTA reported earlier, on 1 March Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko will meet with community leaders, experts, Belarusian and foreign journalists. “A big conversation with the president” will take place at the administrative building on 14 Pobeditelei Avenue in Minsk...

Azarenka into semifinal of Acapulco doubles
Victoria Azarenka and Zheng Saisai of China notched a victory over the British-German duo Johanna Konta/Laura Siegemund 3:6, 6:3, 10:6 in the quarterfinal match of the women’s doubles in Acapulco...

City and Books 2019 festival to be held in Minsk on 19-20 April
The festival will have five thematic venues: a children’s venue, a youth venue, an experts’ venue, a recital venue and an exposition of handmade characters of contemporary books Smiley Creatures...

Belarus, Poland to send joint file on forest beekeeping to UNESCO Secretariat by 31 March
The forest beekeeping of Polesie has the status of a historical and cultural value in Belarus. It is an ancient art of honey hunting based on keeping bees in artificially-made caverns placed high in the trees...

Belarus’ National Library to host presentation of Lavrishevo Gospel facsimile edition on 1 March
"This unique handwritten specimen of the early period of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania became available to researchers and lovers of the Belarusian medieval history thanks to the facsimile reproduction project"...

Positive effects of visa-free travel program in Belarus noted
This year’s number is expected to grow larger since Minsk will host the 2nd European Games in June and a Europe vs United States athletics match in September...

Partisan Chronicles: Special-mission fighters. Boyevoi special unit
“Partisan Chronicles: Special-mission fighters. Boyevoi special unit” is a new page of the joint project of BelTA and the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War History...

BelTA launches Your Question to the President initiative
“A big conversation with the president” will take place at the administrative building on 14 Pobeditelei Avenue in Minsk. Taking part in the event will be over 200 people...

UNDP project on green urban development to be implemented in four more cities in Belarus
“Literally within one month we will announce a contest for four cities that will receive expertise assistance in developing a plan of green urban development. We will help them draw up a development strategy and a plan of action to reduce CO2 emissions”...

Russian 17th century icons to be on view in Minsk
"This is one of the most controversial periods in icon painting which witnessed the shift from old Russian traditions to the realistic art, the growing interest to the human personality and the world around, and the influence of the European painting culture"...

Euronews TV channel presents image-building video about Minsk, Belarus
The video is already being demonstrated by the TV channel. It tells viewers about Minsk and its suburbs as well as places of interest in the area...

Over 100 Salvador Dali’s works to go on display in Minsk
"All the items are part of the Dali Universe collection which is said to be one of the largest private collections of Salvador Dali’s sculptural and decorative art"...

Foreigners can claim Tax Free cash refund at 27 Belarusbank offices at road checkpoints
A possibility to claim the VAT refund in cash right at the border has been available since the start of the year: in January Kamenny Log became the first checkpoint to offer such a service to foreigners leaving the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union by car...

Two medals for Belarus at 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix
Silver went to Georgy Chugoshvili who beat wrestlers from the Czech Republic, Hunagry and Finland in the 130kg qualifying, and the wrestler from Ukraine in the semifinal...

Lukashenko opines on president’s qualities
"The president must be an experienced professional, a well-educated and thinking person. This is the main thing. When he is to decide on a proposal, his ‘computer’ should process the information and submit a decision instantly, if possible, or in a short span of time"...

Lukashenko reveals his military rank
Alexander Lukashenko explained that once a decision was taken to confer general’s ranks, as well as the rank of colonel, only by a presidential decree. “I cannot promote myself to the rank of a colonel”...

Russia win Single Mixed Relay gold at Raubichi
The Belarus team of Elena Kruchinkina and Vladimir Chepelin came in 10th...

Belarus taking part in Vilnius Book Fair
On the first day of the expo Belarus presented the collection of Nikolai Malyavko’s historical essays “Motherland, How Not to Become a Mankurt”...

Belarusian robots to serve coffee in Minsk National Airport, Kiev
The barista robot is supposed to make coffee like this: a servo arm will grind coffee beans and pack it into a coffee pod using optimal pressure...

Belarusian, Russian unions of journalists sign agreement on cooperation
“This is an important day for the unions of journalists of Belarus and Russia. It is a large comprehensive agreement that opens up new prospects for cooperation. We have a lot of interesting projects ahead. We will also be supporting each other in the international arena”...