Belarusian universities will have a chance to participate in R&D projects of the University of Bologna. The matter was discussed at a meeting between Belarus’ Ambassador to Italy Alexander Guryanov and University of Bologna Rector Francesco Ubertini, BelTA learned from the Belarusian diplomatic mission. The ambassador and the rector of the oldest and one of the leading universities in Europe reached an agreement to expand inter-university cooperation, hold meetings at the level of...

MINSK (BelTA) – The 24th edition of the international food industry expo PRODEXPO 2018 will be held at the Belexpo national exhibition center from 23 to 26 October, BelTA learned from the organizers. The participants of the business meetings will generalize the international experience of manufacture and promotion of food products. Workshops will be held to discuss the interaction with partners and exports to Southeast Asian countries, the safety and protection of the Belarusian brands...

VITEBSK(BelTA) – A national center on World Trade Organization affairs will be set up in Belarus by 2020, BelTA learned from Maksim Gubsky, supervisor of the UNDP project on assisting the Belarusian government with joining the WTO by enhancing the national institutional capacity and expertise. The WTO affairs center will perform consulting functions, including the analysis of economic consequences of joining the WTO. It will work out recommendations on improving the national laws and will...

MINSK (BelTA) - Dinamo Stadium in Minsk has been assigned UEFA Category 4, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Football Federation. The Belarusian Football Federation has received notification on the assignment of the maximum category to Dinamo Stadium in accordance with the UEFA Stadium Infrastructure Regulations. This will enable the stadium to host matches of the Nations League, qualifiers of the world and European championships involving national teams and also group...

MINSK(BelTA) – The European Bird Watching Days, EuroBirdwatch 2018, will be held in Belarus on 6-7 October, BelTA learned from the Belarusian bird conservation organization Akhova Ptushak Batskaushchyny. Millions of birds are now leaving Europe for the winter. The goal of EuroBirdwatch is to get local residents familiar with migrating birds, their nesting needs, problems they encounter along flyways and within wintering areas in the Mediterranean and Africa. To make part of the...

MINSK(BelTA) – A 24/7 call center for tourists will operate during the 2nd European Games in Belarus in 2019, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Sport and Tourism Ministry. Special tourist packages will include tickets to sport competitions, accommodation in hotels, hostels and farmsteads, an excursion program, souvenirs and gifts, and also a public transport travel document. Volunteers are invited to help tourists orient in the city's streets and cultural sites, and...

(BelTA) – A portrait sculpture of Belarusian national poet Yakub Kolas was unveiled in Tianjin Foreign Studies University on 18 September, the Belarusian Embassy in China told BelTA. During the opening ceremony Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to China Kirill Rudy noted that Belarusian national poet Yakub Kolas is a symbol of patriotism and courage of the Belarusian people. The poet always felt his great personal responsibility for the country's destiny, its...

MINSK, 11 September (BelTA) – The 13th Belarusian international media forum Partnership for the Future: Digital Agenda for Media Space will be held in Minsk and Minsk Oblast on 11-14 September, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Information Ministry. Taking part in the media forum will be about 300 representatives of nearly 30 CIS and non-CIS states, including Germany, France, Austria, Bulgaria, the United States, Israel and others. Such countries as Vietnam, Mongolia, and Bangladesh are...

MINSK (BelTA) – Enterprises affiliated with the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry increased dairy export to China 5.6 times in January-July 2018, Aleksei Bogdanov, Head of the Central Office for Foreign Economic Activities of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry, told a press conference in Minsk on 4 September, BelTA has learned. > “In January-July 2018 Belarus' farm export to China totaled $23.3 million, up 4.2 times over last year. Dairy was the biggest contributor. In...

MINSK(BelTA) – The Belarusian automobile engineering company MAZ intends to design a special bus for African countries, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Industry Ministry website. According to the source, this suburban-service bus will be designed bearing in mind peculiarities of African countries. It will be able to move along various roads, including unpaved ones. The bus will boast high road clearance, an easy-to-operate engine, and a comparatively spacious passenger compartment....