Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park gears up to launch new festival
A new festival will be launched in Belarus this autumn Andrei Kastyuk, Deputy Head of the Department of Biological and Landscape Diversity at the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ministry of Belarus, said in the recent episode of BelTA’s project The Nation Speaks.
With 20,000 spaces empty, Minsk looks to boost parking appeal
Minsk Mayor Vladimir Kukharev spoke about the city’s plans to enhance the attractiveness of parking spaces and lots as he answered journalists’ questions after reporting to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko on 3 September, BelTA has learned.
Last year’s most popular national parks of Belarus named
How Belarusian nature attracts tourists from all over the world has been explained by Andrei Kastyuk, Deputy Head of the Biological and Landscape Diversity Office at the Belarusian Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ministry.
Historic Italian garden at Mir Castle to reopen this autumn after restoration
The restoration of the Italian garden dating from the mid-18th century, a unique example of landscape gardening art, is being completed at Mir Castle. It will welcome its first visitors as early as autumn. For now, builders are putting the finishing touches on the landscaping work, while museum staff are actively developing a concept for a bright, ceremonial opening. A BelTA correspondent found out what the Italian garden at the castle was like in the distant past, what it will look like when it reopens, and why this project can fully be called a reconstruction of a historical regular park.
Contracts worth nearly $110m signed during Belarusian delegation’s visit to Uzbekistan
The official visit of the Belarusian government delegation to Uzbekistan led by Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin has concluded. The total value of the contracts and agreements signed amounts to nearly $110 million, the government’s press service told BelTA.
Krutoi: Belarus is keen to expand cooperation with Russia’s Novosibirsk Oblast
Belarus intends to expand its cooperation with Russia’s Novosibirsk Oblast across various sectors. This was discussed during a meeting between Head of the Belarus President Administration Dmitry Krutoi, Governor of Brest Oblast Piotr Parkhomchik and a delegation from Russia’s Novosibirsk Oblast led by Governor Andrei Travnikov in Brest on 21 June, BelTA has learned.
Minsk to host Youth Festival of Innovative Technologies on 11-26 June
The Youth Festival of Innovative Technologies will be held at the National Children’s Technopark on 11-26 June, BelTA learned from the educational institution.
Belarus’ PM names key task for Hi-Tech Park
The task of the Hi-Tech Park (HTP) is to move forward using new forms and mechanisms, Belarus’ Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin said at a meeting of the HTP Supervisory Board in Minsk on 6 June, BelTA has learned.