MINSK, 20 September (BelTA) – Belarus is set to take part in the state programs for infrastructure development of Pakistan’s Punjab Province. The matter was discussed at a meeting between Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Pakistan Andrei Yermolovich and Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “The parties discussed promising cooperation areas, primarily agriculture, industry,...

MINSK, 14 September (BelTA) – The Belarusian army will carry out a command post exercise designed to practice control over a force group, other troops and military units in a special operation meant to stabilize the situation in several crisis areas of the country on 14-20 September, the press service of the Belarusian Defense Ministry told BelTA. The exercise is part of the combat training schedule for the 2015/2016 academic year and will be supervised by the Chief of the General...

MINSK, 7 September (BelTA) – A total of 3.92% of voters came to the polls on the first day of early voting for the 2016 parliamentary elections in Belarus. The data was posted on the official website of the Central Election Commission of Belarus, BelTA informs. 2.71% of eligible voters took advantage of early voting in Brest Oblast, with 5%, 3.62% and 3.84% of early votes cast in Vitebsk, Gomel and Grodno Oblasts respectively. The turnout in Minsk Oblast reached 3.7%, while the turnout...