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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made new appointments on 18 September, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader. The head of state appointed: Vitaly Vovk Aide to the President of the Republic of Belarus – Inspector for Vitebsk Oblast; Vasily Markovich Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Latvia; Alexei Samosuyev Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the...

The Belarusian army has completed a major command post exercise, the press service of the Belarusian Defense Ministry told BelTA. As part of the exercise the Belarusian army had to take care of the national security while relying on the country's own military organization. The exercise helped improve smooth work of army control and command bodies. Commanding officers and staffs had some good practice doing the exercise. The exercise revealed a high level of training of the Belarusian...

The commission of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Department of the Belarusian Emergencies Ministry (Gosatomnadzor) will check the readiness of the Belarusian nuclear power plant for the delivery of nuclear fuel, Director for Nuclear and Radiation Material Management, Chief Engineer at ASE Sergei Nistratov told the Belarusian media on 6 September, BelTA has learned. "The commission of Belarus' Gosatomnadzor will start working at the station in late September. It will conduct a...

The harvest season 2018 in Belarus is coming to an end, BelTA learnt from the Agriculture and Food Ministry. As of 23 August, Belarus harvested 1.94 million hectares planted to cereal and leguminous crops, which is 96.4% of the sown area. The country harvested more than 5.12 million tonnes of grain already, with the average yield of 26.4 centners per hectare. As of 23 August 2017, Belarusian agrarians cropped more than 7 million tonnes of grain. The harvesting campaign is almost over...

Over 30 contenders seek to host the Junior Eurovision 2018 that will be held in Belarus. The audition was held at the office of the Belarusian TV and Radio Company on 16 August, BelTA has learned. The youngest candidate is 10 years old; the oldest is 36. A text in English was recited in front of the jury by famous media personas and young talents who took part in the audition for the first time. The requirements to the contenders were formulated by Chairman of the Belarusian TV and...

There are plans to increase the number of homes built for families with many children up to 10,000 apartments per annum, BelTA learned from Belarusian Architecture and Construction Minister Anatoly Cherny on 7 August. As many as 7,029 apartments are supposed to be built for large families this year. According to preliminary data, the number will be exceeded by 50 apartments. “It is maximum for the last few years. Housing construction for this kind of citizens will no longer be...