The total area of spring crops for harvest 2021 in Belarus is estimated at 2.4 million hectares, Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Vladimir Grakun said at a press conference held on 30 March to discuss the readiness of the Belarusian agricultural sector for the spring sowing campaign in 2021, BelTA has learned.

Chairman of the Supreme State Council of the Belarus-Russia Union State, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko congratulated Russia's President Vladimir Putin on the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

In 2020, the collection of secondary raw materials in Belarus wen up by 3.2% over 2019, BelTA learned from the Secondary Raw Materials Operator.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed an executive order on creating a Belarusian vaccine against the infection caused by the coronavirus on 1 April, the press service of the head of state told BelTA.

The results of the 14th national contest on power management among Belarusian students, Energy Marathon, in seven nominations will be summarized online in Borisov on 31 March, head of the legal work, personnel policy and communications of the Department of Energy Efficiency of the State Committee for Standardization Vitaly Kretsky told the media on 30 March, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei had a phone conversation with his Finnish counterpart Pekka Haavisto on the initiative of Finland, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Land relations should remain under strict control of the state, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he hosted the meeting to discuss redistribution of powers between government bodies on 30 March, BelTA has learned.

The main trademark of the 30th edition of the International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk is its festive atmosphere, Director of the International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk Gleb Lapitsky told the STV TV channel, BelTA has learned.

It is important to ensure a calm and safe life for people, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he hosted a meeting to discuss social and political situation in the country on 29 March, BelTA has learned.

Household sample surveys are carried out to assess living standards in Belarus. Low-income households are people whose per capita income is below the subsistence level

The development of Belarus' own vaccine against COVID-19 is a matter of honor for the Healthcare Ministry and the National Academy of Sciences. More than that, this vaccine should be the best, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich on 26 March, BelTA has learned.

The 30th edition of the International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk has been scheduled for 14-19 July. The festival's program will include traditional concerts, an ice show, theater performances, and a street art festival, Director General of the Vitebsk Culture Center, Director of the International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk Gleb Lapitsky told a press briefing on 24 March, BelTA has learned.

Belarus and Kazakhstan have done a lot for the development of relations in recent years. The visit of Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Belarus can give a boost for bilateral cooperation, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belarus Askar Beisenbayev on 25 March, BelTA informs.

Law enforcement agencies will coordinate fight against extremism in Belarus. Head of the State Security Legislation Observation Oversight Department of the Prosecutor General's Office of Belarus Valery Shulyak made the statement as he commented on the new revision of the law on counteracting extremism, BelTA has learned.

The privatization of the Minsk Leather Production Association is out of the question. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the relevant statement as he visited this enterprise in Gatovo, Minsk District on 23 March, BelTA has learned.

Belarusian healthcare professionals are expecting a third wave of the coronavirus infection this spring, Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich told reporters prior to announcing postgraduate work assignment decisions at Vitebsk State Medical University, BelTA has learned.

There will be no new decisions regarding the retirement age in Belarus, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited the Minsk Leather Production Association in Gatovo, Minsk District on 23 March, BelTA has learned.

An instrumental duo of students of Shumilino Children's Art School won the grand prix at the online competitions London Art and Dance and Talants of Berlin, BelTA learned from Nelli Zhavoronkova, a teacher at Shumilino Children's Art School.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko's speech at the nationwide commemorative rally timed to the 78th anniversary of the Khatyn tragedy

The Vitebsk concert hall hosted an evening of modern choreography Clean Sheet.