Press releases

Minsk hosting Futsal World Cup qualification
Belarus will take on Kosovo in the opening Group B match on 30 January and Andorra on 31 January. They will wrap up their first qualification stage with a match with Norway on 2 February...

Book Heritage of Francysk Skaryna donated to Romanian museum
This year the National Museum of Maps and Old Books will host an exhibition which will display this edition...

Belarus win Development Cup 2019
In the final of the 15th edition of the tournament Mikhail Markhel’s men edged Israel 1-0. The winner was scored by Makar Litskevich in the 60th minute of the game...

Two teams to represent Belarus at Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington
A team of the Faculty of International Relations of the Belarusian State University (BSU) and the Belarusian State Economic University will represent Belarus at the final round of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington...

Star Expedition campaign kicks off in Minsk
The event is timed to the 75th anniversary of Belarus’ liberation from the German invaders...

European Figure Skating Championships conclude in Minsk
Spain’s Javier Fernandez took his seventh consecutive European title in the Men’s Final celebrating a golden farewell in his last competition. Russian skater Sofia Samodurova clinched gold in her debut in the Ladies event...

Minsk commemorates Holocaust victims
In 2019, Belarus will celebrate the 75th anniversary of its liberation and many events will be timed to this date. The minister said that it is symbolic that the event timed to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day became the first of them...

France win pairs event at European Figure Skating Championships in Minsk
The defending champions Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morosov of Russia had to settle for the second place (218.82 points) and their teammates Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitri Kozlovskii finished third with 205.28 ppoints...

Russia’s Mikhail Kolyada takes lead after short program in Minsk
His teammate Alexander Samarin goes second with 91.97 points. Defending European champion Javier Fernandez sits third with a result of 91.84 points...

Belarus’ Yakau Zenko performs his short program in Minsk
The 18-year-old skater scored 56.38 points in Group 1. He made a series of confident jumbs under the composition Dream by Imagine Dragons. However, several mistakes kept him away from a higher place...

Belarus Antarctic station to be equipped to work year-round
The 11th Belarusian Antarctic expedition got underway in autumn 2018. “The exploration of the polar region can be compared to space activities in terms of its complexity and resources,” he said...

France leads after European Championships Pairs Short Program in Minsk
The French duo picked up a personal best score of 76.55 points. They left behind defending European Champions Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov of Russia (73.90 points). Italians Nicole Della Monica/Matteo Guarise landed third...

Belarus showcases its travel industry in Stockholm
Welcoming the guests Belarusian Ambassador to Sweden Dmitry Mironchik said that Belarus has something to offer Swedish customers both in terms of traditional leisure and educational tourism...

Minsk proceeds with bidding for 2024 European Athletics Championships
Goteborg in Sweden, the region of Silesia in Poland, and Minsk have been invited to proceed with bidding for the 2024 European Athletics Championships...

Zagitova leads European Championships short program in Minsk
Her teammate Sofia Samodurova takes the second position with 72.88 points. Switzerland’s Alexia Paganini is third with 65.64 points...

Plans to unveil improved model of Belarusian electric vehicle
“We have designed an improved model of an electric vehicle. A year ago we demonstrated such a car. Now we have several more models, including a minivan. We are ready to showcase them,” Vladimir Gusakov noted...

MAZ-SPORTavto Team to bring new racing truck for Dakar 2020
The hooded MAZ truck was presented in Minsk before the Dakar 2019 rally. The manufacturer will need some time to give it some finishing touches and is planning to field this truck for official competitions in the spring...

Partisan Chronicles: Partisans’ Self-Made Weapons
“Partisan Chronicles: Partisans’ Self-Made Weapons” is a new page of the joint project of BelTA and the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War History...

Photo exhibition to mark centennial of Belarusian diplomatic service opens in Minsk
The photos depict big significant historical events: the signing of the United Nations Charter, the ratification of the treaty establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States, the conclusion of first agreements to establish diplomatic relations with foreign countries...

Season of national culture festivals in Minsk to open in May
Olga Antonenko said that the festivals will be held on Saturdays and Sundays until the end of September. Latvia will be this year’s newcomer...