Belarus and Uzbekistan will continue developing cooperation in tourism, Belarus' Deputy Sports and Tourism Minister Mikhail Portnoi said as he met with acting Chairman of the State Tourism Committee of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Akkulov, BelTA learned from the press service of the ministry. The talks took place at the National Exhibition Center BelExpo which is hosting the Made in Uzbekistan exhibition as part of the 1st Forum of Regions of Belarus and Uzbekistan. The parties discussed further...

Representatives of the tourism industry of Uzbekistan will visit the Brest region on May 17-18, BelTA learned from the press service of the Brest Regional Executive Committee. The delegation includes representatives of the Tourism Committee under the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan and tour operators. "This is the first visit. We need to visit each other often. Belarus is a beautiful country. Uzbekistan and Belarus are friendly...

The number of electric vehicle charging stations in Belarus has risen to 1,200, the press service of the Belarusian Energy Ministry told BelTA. According to Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich, in Q1 2024 the amount of electricity consumed by EV charging stations nearly doubled in comparison with Q1 2023 to reach 7.5 million kilowatt-hours (kWh). The minister remarked that the number of electric vehicles on Belarusian roads had increased considerably. The number of...

Belarus’ decisive actions in security have cooled the hot heads of ill-wishers abroad, Yuri Shuvalov, representative of the CSTO Secretariat said opening the roundtable to discuss the cooperation in the information and analytical sector with the focus on predicting challenges and threats to collective security on 16 May, BelTA has learned. “The CSTO is grateful to Belarus for its decisive actions that have largely cooled the heads of our ill-wishers abroad,” Yuri Shuvalov...

Seventy-five children from Syria have come to Belarus for health recuperation holidays. They will take part in the Belarusian-Syrian summer camp "From Heart to Heart" at the National Educational And Health Center Zubryonok. Belarusian Ambassador Yuri Sluka met with the young Syrians before their departure to Belarus, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Belarus has hosted children from friendly states for recuperation holidays every year...