Press releases

Zagitova holds practice session at Minsk Arena
The Olympic champion noted good quality of the ice and said that she will aim for the highest results. Her main rivals will be young Russian athletes Stanislava Konstantinova and Sofia Samodurova...

About 400 journalists to cover European Figure Skating Championships in Minsk
The bulk of journalists are from Russia. Russian figure skaters are favored to take medals in each of the four disciplines and Russian mass media outlets are actively preparing for the forthcoming tournament...

UAE to host Days of Belarusian Culture on 29 January-2 February
The Belarusian delegation is set to meet with the UAE officials to discuss cooperation in culture and tourism, organization of concerts and other events involving Belarusian artists in the United Arab Emirates...

Practice sessions underway ahead of European Figure Skating Championships in Minsk
Minsk is hosting such a prestigious tournament for the first time. This year, the ISU European Figure Skating Championships features more than 100 athletes. Belarus will be represented by Anna Kublikova and Yuri Gulitsky in ice dance and Yakau Zenko in the men’s singles...

Silichi, Logoisk named CIS best ski resorts for winter getaway
The list has been compiled on the basis of Internet voting ahead of the World Snow Day. The Top 5 includes ski resorts in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan...

Plans for Belarusian-Chinese center for smart technologies unveiled
The center is expected to have departments focusing on Chinese studies, computer semantics, artificial intelligence systems, and smart technologies...

Two MAZ-SPORTavto crews in Dakar 2019 Top Ten
The Dakar 2018 silver medalist Sergei Vyazovich placed 6th, Alexander Vasilevsky – 8th...

Contest for best translation of Bogdanovich’s Distiches to kick off in Belarus
To apply, one should be at least 16 years old. Nationality and citizenship of applicants do not mater...

Plans to open Belarus-China university in Minsk in 2019
"Having a joint institute with one of China’s engineering universities, we are about to set up our own university"...

Book about Belarusian statehood history launched in Minsk
For the first time in historiography, Belarusian scholars analyzed the first settlements on the Belarusian lands, tribal principalities, the first historical forms of Belarusian statehood (Principality of Polotsk and Principality of Turov, Kievan Rus, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth)...

Partisan Chronicles: Demolitionist Fyodor Bachilo
Fyodor Bachilo joined the partisans in autumn 1942. After a short while he took the lead of the sabotage squad of the Voroshilov partisan unit, Minsk Oblast, and became the best demolitionist in the subdivision...

MAZ-SPORTavto 3rd at Dakar 2019 Stage 8
The leader of the Belarusian team cleared the distance in 5h01m. The stage winner was Russia’s Dmitry Sotnikov (KAMAZ), 22m ahead of Belarus...

St Petersburg to host Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia on 16-18 July
The Forum of Regions is held annually in Belarus and Russia on a rota basis. It is organized by the upper chambers of parliaments of the two countries: the Council of the Republic and the Federation Council. The 5th Forum was held in Mogilev in October 2018...

Plans to unite visa-free zones of Grodno Oblast, Brest Oblast
"Reviewing the results of the year 2018 we can assume that the merger of the visa-free zones will allow offering new tourist routes, boosting tourist arrivals and increasing the length of stay"...

Skaryna's Little Travel Book, 16th century printing press to be featured at Minsk book fair
The 26th edition of the Minsk International Book Fair will be held in the Belarusian capital on 6-10 February. The event will feature more than 300 exhibitors from about 35 countries...

Belarusian Internal Affairs Ministry explains online registration for foreigners
All foreigners, who temporarily stay in Belarus, have to pass the registration process. Citizens of Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Kazakhstan can stay in Belarus without registration for up to 30 days, Russians – for up to 90 days...

Penalty knocks MAZ-SPORTavto's Vyazovich from first to fifth at Dakar 2019 Stage 6
On MAZ-SPORTavto’s Facebook page Sergei Vyazovich said that in general Stage 6 was good for the team as they finished first clocking in 4:28:25...

Lukashenko awards distinguished Belarusians at Old New Year reception
The Old New Year reception brings together journalists, artists, athletes, civil servants and other people who have made significant achievements in their work...

Center for Belarusian Studies opens in China
Belarus' Year of Education in China was officially launched in a ceremony at Dalian Polytechnic University...

Belarus’ biathlete Kryuko 5th in Oberhof 7.5km Sprint
Dorothea Wierer of Italy leads the women’s standing with 398 points. Belarus’ best biathlete Iryna Kryuko is ninth with 259 points...