Online edition zviazda.by

9 May parade rehearsals will be held in Minsk on 2 and 6 May, Lieutenant Colonel Denis Bilman, commander of the commandant battalion of the Minsk military commandant’s office, said in a new episode of BelTA’s Nation Speaks project.

About 1.1 million foreigners have visited Belarus over the three years since the launch of the visa-waiver program, BelTA learned from the State Border Committee of Belarus.

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov arrived in Zimbabwe on a working visit on 15 April, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

As many as 60,000 people have joined Belarus’ forest restoration campaign Bringing Forests Back to Life, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Forestry Ministry.

The future of the Belpochta postal service — from traditional letters to digital services and e-commerce — was discussed at a meeting with Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin, BelTA learned from the press service of the government.

During Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov’s official visit to Ethiopia, the Belarusian delegation held a series of talks with key representatives of the Ethiopian government and business, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Belarusian air defense forces have destroyed 18 fixed-wing drones since the start of the year, Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Troops of Belarus Andrei Lukyanovich said on the air of the STV TV channel, BelTA has learned.

The Celestial Empire is rapidly expanding its openness to the outside world. This is one of the ten main tasks for the Chinese government, which were set during the «two sessions» (annual meetings of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference). This was stated by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Belarus Zhang Wenchuan during the press briefing of the Embassy. According to the diplomat, our country is also actively involved in this process: «More and more Chinese companies are choosing Belarus for cooperation, and this brings real benefit to the peoples of both countries».

One of the most important documents — Directive No.12 «On implementing fundamental principles of the ideology of the Belarusian state» — was signed by the president of Belarus on 9 April. This is a much-anticipated document, primarily because there have been many discussions about what way to go and what guiding principles to use in the work on the ideological front. BelTA talked to Deputy Head of the Belarus President Administration Vladimir Pertsov about key points of the document.

The level of relations between Pakistan and Belarus has never been so high before, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar told BelTA. He is taking part in the high-level talks as part of the Pakistani delegation that is on a visit to Belarus.