17 September 2021
The procedure that allows foreigners to enter Belarus without visas has been adjusted. On 14 September Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed decree No.345 to amend presidential decree No.8 on introducing a visa-free procedure for foreign citizens to enter and leave Belarus, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told BelTA.
Decree No.345 will come into force one month after the official publication, that is on 17 October 2021.
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10 September 2021
Symbol of Unity motor rally reaches Mogilev
The Symbol of Unity motor rally, celebrating Year of People's Unity, has arrived in Mogilev and Mogilev District.
Photos by Oleg Foinitsky
BelTA – News from Belarus
18 August 2021
Denis Rabchuk, a student of Brest gymnasium No. 1, won a gold medal at the 17th International Geography Olympiad (iGeo 2021). This year, the competition was held from 10 to 16 August in an online format, BelTA learned from Belarusian State University. This is the second ever gold medal of Belarusian schoolchildren at the International Geography Olympiad. The Belarusian team also included Ilya Tucha (Gymnasium No. 1 of Baranovichi), Leonid Polkhovsky (Mogilev State Regional Lyceum No. 3)...
23 September 2021
Belarus has improved its positions in the Global Innovation Index 2021, BelTA learned from the Hi-Tech Park website.
According to the source, Belarus’ overall rank has improved by two points. The country is now ranked 62nd in the Global Innovation Index 2021. The index is compiled by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) every year. WIPO is part of the UN system. Belarus’ position has improved in several categories over the year. Belarus went from the 46th position...
17 September 2021
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to Belarusians as the country celebrates Day of People’s Unity, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
“Today is a special day - we are celebrating a new national holiday for the first time. It draws us back to the momentous events in the history of our native land. 17 September 1939 marked the beginning of the reunification of Eastern and Western Belarus, the formation of the united Belarusian...
10 September 2021
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko and President of Russia Vladimir Putin have reconciled all the 28 Union State programs. These programs will be discussed by the governments of the two countries in Minsk on 10 September. After that they will be forwarded for consideration of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, which session is supposed to take place by the end of the year. President of Russia Vladimir Putin made the statement after negotiations with...
