A system for the digital registration of foreigners will go online in Belarus by the end of the year, the press service of the Belarusian Interior Ministry told BelTA. On 2 June 2017 the Council of Ministers of Belarus released resolution No.412 to amend the rules of stay of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Republic of Belarus. The changes will come into force on 15 July 2017. In line with the new rules foreigners will no longer have to personally show up at the...

More than 500 companies will participate in the Belagro 2017 agricultural expo, Belarus Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Leonid Marinich told the media on 5 June, BelTA has learned. "One of the features of this year's expo is the number of participants: 507 companies from 25 countries and 21 official foreign delegations," Leonid Marinich said. Belagro 2017 will be held in the trade and logistic center Globus in the agro-town Shchomyslitsa, Minsk District on 6-10 June. For the...

There are plans to invest Br17.5 billion in the development of Belarus' mechanical engineering industry by 2030, BelTA learned from Belarusian Industry Minister Vitaly Vovk during the plenary session held on 24 May to discuss the innovation-driven and investment-powered development of the country's mechanical engineering industry. According to the source, a strategy has been put together to improve the competitive ability of Belarusian products in 2017-2020 and ultimately in the period...

The average life expectancy of Belarusians will exceed 74 years in 2017, BelTA learned from Belarusian Healthcare Minister Valery Malashko. The official noted: "We've been noticing positive trends in the development of demographic processes. In 2017 the life expectancy of the Belarus population will exceed 74 years. Trends registered in the first quarter of the year allow us to say so." Valery Malashko noted that accomplishments of Belarusian healthcare are obvious: medical...

The generation of the victors created a powerful economic and cultural potential. This became the basis for the further development of Belarus, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said during the flower ceremony at the Victory Memorial in Minsk as Belarus celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the Great Victory on 9 May, BelTA has learned. "The Nazis turned our blossoming land into ruins. In order to raise from the ashes, Belarus had to fight yet another enormous battle, that time with...