MINSK, 9 September (BelTA) – Belarus will take part in Armenia Expo 2021 with a Made in Belarus exposition. The event in Yerevan will be running from 16 to 18 September, BelTA learned from the website of the Belinterexpo exhibition enterprise at the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The Made in Belarus exposition will feature 11 Belarusian manufacturers that will exhibit the best latest products adapted to the preferences and needs of Armenian consumers. The Belarusian food...

MINSK, 31 August (BelTA) – A new resident company of the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone – OOO Bel Shenkerui – was registered on 30 August. Shenzhen Shenkerui Trade and Industry Company (China) is the founder, BelTA learned from the press service of the China-Belarus industrial park Great Stone. The investment project provides for making folding electric scooters. Such scooters are powered by triple lithium batteries and boast small weight and a mobile app, which provides...

MINSK, 26 August (BelTA) – On 26 August the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted an opening ceremony of the Year of the Regions of Belarus and China for 2021-2022. Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolai Borisevich and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong exchanged diplomatic notes, BelTA has learned. The ceremony was also attended by Belarus' Deputy Economy Minister Anzhelika Nikitina. The exchange of the notes heralds the...

MINSK, 16 August (BelTA) – A million doses of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Belarus in August, Deputy Healthcare Minister – Chief Sanitary Inspector of Belarus Aleksandr Tarasenko told the STV TV channel, BelTA informs. “We are actively working on it in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy. Therefore, our plans will soon become a reality. We expect this to happen this month,” Aleksandr Tarasenko said. He added that this will be the...

MINSK, 5 August (BelTA) – Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No. 302 to amend other decrees of the head of state. The document was passed following the amendments to the law “On the citizenship of the Republic of Belarus”, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. In particular, the decree regulates procedural issues such as the introduction of a new institution, the restoration of citizenship, and the expansion of foreigners and children eligible...

MINSK, 21 July (BelTA) – The government has prohibited the export of some commodities for a period of three months. The decision is stipulated by the Council of Ministers' resolution No.412 of 19 July 2021, BelTA has learned. The list of prohibited exports includes wheat flour, spelt wheat flour, coarse-grind buckwheat, dried buckwheat grain, and ready-made meals made of buckwheat regardless of the product's country of origin. The prohibition does not apply to the humanitarian aid the...

MINSK, 2 July (BelTA) – Citizens of 73 countries will be able to come without visas and stay in Belarus for up to five days in order to get COVID-19 vaccine shots. The opportunity will become available as from 15 July 2021 according to decree No.251 that Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed on 1 July, BelTA has learned. The Healthcare Ministry will determine which healthcare organizations will be able to offer vaccines to foreigners for a price. The Council of Ministers will...

MINSK, 24 June (BelTA) - The Executive Committee of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus approved the list of members of the sport delegation for the 32nd Olympic Games in Tokyo, BelTA learned from the press service of the organization. As of today, 96 Belarusian athletes in 21 sports have qualified for the Olympic Games in Japan's capital city. The qualification for the Olympic Games in individual sports is still underway. Belarusians have a chance to qualify for Tokyo...

MINSK, 18 June (BelTA) – Vehicles, which enter Belarus via the Novaya Guta border checkpoint (the Ukrainian border checkpoint Novi Yarylovychi on the other side of the border), will be subjected to mandatory disinfection. The experiment will take place from 1 July through 1 October 2021, representatives of the State Border Committee of Belarus told BelTA. Buses, cars, and trucks with Belarusian registration and foreign registration will be subjected to disinfection. The company OOO...

MINSK, 7 June (BelTA) – Belarus has established a new national holiday – the Day of People's Unity. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No.206 on 7 June, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian head of state. Decree No.206 amends Decree No.157 of 26 March 1998 “On national holidays, public holidays, and commemorative dates in the Republic of Belarus”. The Day of People's Unity will be celebrated on 17 September (not a day off). “This date symbolizes...