Kopyl regional executive committee

Minsk has been named among the top three of the CIS cities with the best Christmas markets, BelTA learned from the TurStat analytical agency.

The award ceremony for the winners of the competition “Young Leader of Minsk Oblast” and the competition of projects in the field of implementing state youth policy was held on December 23 in Dipservice Hall.

Minsk National Airport celebrated the 5-millionth passenger of 2019, a record high number for the Belarusian airport, BelTA has learned.

Minsk Mayor Anatoly Sivak stressed the need for a regular and direct exchange of experience in urban governance, SMEs development as he met with Nur-Sultan Mayor Altay Kulginov (Kazakhstan) on 18 November, BelTA has learned.

The Minsk Zoo has a new addition: a baby llama was born on the night of 1 to 2 November. The cria is already shown to the public, BelTA learned from the zoo.

The International Speed Skating season kicks off in Belarus with the first of six ISU World Cup Speed Skating events on 15 November, BelTA has learned.

Minsk Oblast's exports to China more than doubled in January-September 2019, Chairperson of the Economy Ministry of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee Tatyana Brantsevich told the media, BelTA has learned.

The Belarusian government is inviting the World Bank to take part in a project to build a rail link between the Belarusian capital and Minsk National Airport.

The international conference to discuss competition in industry-specific markets will take place in Minsk on 13-14 November. Digitalization and the challenges it brings will be among the key topics of the forum, Head of the International Finance Corporation Office in Belarus Olga Shcherbina told reporters on 11 November, BelTA has learned.

The fourth round of political consultations between the ministries of foreign affairs of Belarus and Qatar took place in Minsk on 5 November, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.