Euronews, Information Ministry to team up to promote Belarus’ imageBelarus’ Information Minister Lilia Ananich held a working meeting with representatives of Euronews SA.  During the meeting the parties discussed the prospects of bilateral cooperation between Belarus and the Euronews TV channel in the information field, including the promotion of the image of Belarus abroad...

Mirnyi, Bury claim berths in Rio 2016It will be the fifth Olympics for Max Mirnyi who turns 39 on 6 July.  Alexander Bury, 28, will debut at the Olympic Games in Rio.  Max Mirnyi and Alexander Bury are currently playing at the Wimbledon, teamed up with different partners...

30 Jun 2016

Slavonic Bazaar 2016 to feature record number of participants“The upcoming festival will feature 130 key projects, including concerts, theatrical performances, movie screenings, disco nights, puppet performances and other official events.  Some 5,500 people have been accredited for participation in the forum, which is a kind of a record"...

Nine countries to take part in Minsk Summer School of Belarusian Language StudiesOver 70 representatives of nine countries will come to Minsk to take part in the International Summer School of Belarusian Language Studies.  The school will welcome representatives of Australia, India, Japan, Portugal, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Germany and China.  They will be offered various communication events to analyze the language, historical and cultural heritage of Belarus...

Team Belarus unveils Olympic uniformsThe collections by Belarusian fashion designers Ivan Ayplatov and Yulia Latushkina were considered when choosing the ceremony outfit.  Ivan Ayplatov designed his collection together with Bellegprom Concern using traditional embroidery patterns to stress the national affiliation of the team...

27 Jun 2016

Belarus secures Rio Olympic berths in 25 sportsThe Belarusian field and track athletes came through the 2016 Olympics qualification of the national championships in Grodno last weekend.  Irina Yakoltsevich claimed the country’s champion title in pole vaulting with the result of 4.50 meters.  Runner Alina Talay also claimed the national champion title in the 100m Hurdles in 12.71 seconds...

26 Jun 2016

Belarus’ honorary consulate opens in Spain’s AlicanteAttending the opening ceremony was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to France with concurrent accreditation to Spain Pavel Latushko, Honorary Consul of Belarus to Alicante Alfonso Jurado Mesa, representatives of the Alicante City Hall...

Days of Belarusian Culture in Russia open at Bolshoi Theater in MoscowVasily Chernik thanked the Russian Culture Ministry for the organization of the Days of Belarusian Culture and invited Russian performers to take part in the Days of Russian Culture in Belarus to be held in 2017.  The photo exhibition The Union State – Unity of Peoples, Cultures, and Countries arranged by BelTA News Agency at the Bolshoi Theater in the run-up to the opening of the Days of Belarusian Culture in Russia also drew many viewers...