Press releases

Head of Samara organization of Belarusians awarded Francysk Skaryna Medal
Irina Glusskaya has been honored in recognition of her significant contribution to the popularization of the Belarusian national arts, strengthening of Russia n-Belarusian ties in trade, economy, humanitarian matters, culture and science...

Belarus, Armenia in Customs Union Futsal Cup final
Belarus defeated Russia 3-1 in the semifinal, while Armenia edged Mercury GTK Brest 2-1 in the penalty shootout...

Minsk National Airport among top 10 most punctual airports in Fly Stats ranking
“We will pass the milestone of 4 million passengers by the 2017 year end, which illustrates the rapid development of our enterprise. The number of departures went up from 2016"...

Over 100 singers to compete for awards of Christmas singing competition in Minsk
"Over the years, the competition has seen more than 400 young opera singers. Many of them have gained international fame and popularity. But most importantly, the Christmas singing competition in Minsk has developed its own identity"...

International Christmas festival in Minsk to kick off on 26 December
The Christmas Windows exposition will be erected at the center of the festival venue. Visitors will have an opportunity to make a virtual journey across the countries participating in the forum, and also Japan and Brazil...

Belarus 2nd in 4x50m mixed medley relay in Denmark
The Belarusian quartet of Pavel Sankovich (backstroke), Ilya Shimanovich (breaststroke), Anastasia Shkurdai (butterfly) and Yulia Khitraya (freestyle) clocked 1:37.74. The Netherlands won in 1:37.71...

Belarus to participate in Education World Forum in London
The sides discussed ways to step up bilateral cooperation in education and academic research. They mapped out a number of measures to develop cooperation, including at the Education World Forum due in London from 21 to 24 January 2018...

Belarusian school students to compete in Rosatom’s academic excellence competitions online
Senior-form school students will be able to enter a physics and math competition and an engineering competition remotely in the 2017-2018 academic year. The option will allow school students from the remotest parts of Russia and other CIS states, including Belarus, to test their knowledge in order to reach the final rounds...

Snow Lynx festival to gather athletes from four countries
"The festival will be held for the third time. The geography of its participants expands on a regular basis, hence enhancing its importance as a sports event for the international athletics calendar"...

Exhibition about Belarusian cinema opens at VDNKH in Moscow
The exhibition presented by the Museum of History of Belarusian Cinema is timed to the Belarusian cinema day which is celebrated on 17 December. The exhibition showcases 25 reproductions of the posters to the famous movies that the authors painted by hand to express their personal attitude towards these movies...

Lukashenko sends Name Day greetings to Metropolitan Filaret
“You many-year pastoral service to the society and the Eastern Orthodox Church is an example of dedication and selflessness. Our people are grateful for your efforts to promote Christian traditions and moral support of the society,” the message of greetings reads...

Belarusian State Music Academy marks 85th anniversary
“The academy is by right considered the best cultural education institution. Within a long period of work unique performance, pedagogical and scientific schools have blossomed there, special traditions of work with talented youth have been developed”...

Belarusian cultural center opened in Moscow State University
The center is going to host various events meant to preserve, develop, and popularize Belarusian language, literature, and culture in Moscow...

Roadmap of international partnership to fight TB drawn up in Minsk
For three days the participants worked on the proposals for joint action to combat TB in Europe and Central Asia. According to the WHO, out of 30 countries with the highest multidrug-resistant TB burden nine are located in this region. Among them is Belarus...

Record number of athletes to get scholarships from Belarus President’s Sport Club in 2018
Kristina Staroselets and Tatyana Klimovich won the World and European Youth Rowing Championships. The Belarusian national U18 volleyball team placed 3rd at the 2017 CEV U18 Volleyball European Championship in the Netherlands...

Azarenka awarded Australian Open wildcard
The Belarusian thanked the Australian Open organizing committee for the invitation and said that she is looking forward to coming back to Melbourne where she won the competitions in 2012 and 2013...

Lukashenko instructs to build children’s science park by September 2018
Belarus may be proud of the performance of school and university students at international competitions, the head of state underlined. Belarus president’s special fund supports the most talented students. However, Alexander Lukashenko believes, the time has come to bring youth outreach activities to a new level...

Young opera singers to converge at Minsk International Christmas Singing Competition
The Minsk International Christmas Singing Competition is held in three rounds: the first and the second rounds with piano accompaniment, and the third round with orchestral accompaniment...

Belarusian Peace Fund to institute Peacemaker of the Year annual award
“The annual national award Peacemaker of the Year will be bestowed as from 2018 in different nominations. The awards ceremonies will take place during the final sessions of the Belarusian Peace Fund. We plan to hold a contest for young people together with the Culture Ministry to design the special honorary sign which will be presented to the winners”...

Confucius institute to open in Gomel university on 20 December
The Confucius institute will focus on teaching Chinese and training sinologists, on enabling and facilitating academic exchange programs, raising the awareness about Chinese culture and traditions...